Visual Communications Schools In Kentucky
There are 8 accredited visual communications schools in Kentucky for faculty who teach visual communications classes to choose from. The trends in Kentucky's visual communications academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in visual communications includes visual communications training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Kentucky | 1,970 |
| National | 270,000 |
Approximately 1% of the country's visual communications professionals work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Kentucky
| 2,110 | 2,320 | 2,350 | 2,300 | 1,970 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Visual Communications is a shrinking field in Kentucky. 140 less visual communications professionals were working in Kentucky in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of visual communications has shrunk by 7% in Kentucky. This decline is faster than the change in the number of visual communications professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky
| $35,565 | $37,863 | $38,848 | $36,398 | $36,645 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Kentucky, as the number of visual communications professionals is declining, the salaries earned by visual communications professionals are increasing. The mean salary for visual communications professionals in 2006 was $35,565 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $36,645 per year.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$18,322 |
25th percentile |
$22,860 |
50th percentile |
$35,395 |
75th percentile |
$44,252 |
90th percentile |
$59,330 |
Thus, visual communications professionals' salaries grew by 3% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Kentucky, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of visual communications. The pay differential between the highest paid visual communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 224%
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Art |
$50,300 |
Computer Animation |
$55,970 |
Drafting |
$44,440 |
Graphic Design |
$38,090 |
Industrial Design |
$56,670 |
Interior Design |
$37,610 |
Visual Communications |
$36,645 |
Web Design |
$38,090 |
In Kentucky, visual communications professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 9 |
As the number of visual communications professionals is decreasing in Kentucky state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited visual communications schools in Kentucky state is decreasing. In Kentucky, there were 94 graduates in 2006. And there were 45 graduates from visual communications courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 52% percent decrease in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Kentucky. A majority of these graduates, or 78%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in visual communications.