Visual Communications Schools In Minnesota
There are 26 accredited visual communications schools in Minnesota for faculty who teach visual communications classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in visual communications in the state of Minnesota, which encompasses visual communications training at the following levels:
- Visual Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
- Masters degree in Visual Communications
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Minnesota | 6,360 |
| National | 270,000 |
Approximately 2% of the country's visual communications professionals work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Minnesota
| 6,080 | 6,270 | 6,710 | 6,770 | 6,360 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Minnesota, the field of visual communications is growing. 280 more visual communications professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 5%. This is faster than the trend for visual communications professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of visual communications professionals has grown by 4% between 2006 and 2010.
Visual Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota
| $42,383 | $42,548 | $44,640 | $44,400 | $46,122 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by visual communications professionals is increasing in Minnesota. In 2006 visual communications professionals made a mean salary of $42,383 per year, and in 2010 they made $46,122 per year.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$25,382 |
25th percentile |
$32,480 |
50th percentile |
$42,670 |
75th percentile |
$56,440 |
90th percentile |
$70,328 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of visual communications, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid visual communications professionals earning 177% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Art |
$48,404 |
Computer Animation |
$51,160 |
Drafting |
$49,540 |
Fashion Design |
$57,460 |
Graphic Design |
$45,640 |
Industrial Design |
$53,040 |
Interior Design |
$49,610 |
Visual Communications |
$46,122 |
Web Design |
$45,640 |
Visual communications professionals in Minnesota earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
21 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
15 |
| Total | 50 |
As the number of visual communications professionals is increasing in Minnesota state, the number of students graduating from the 26 accredited visual communications schools in Minnesota state is decreasing. In 2006, 639 students graduated from visual communications courses in Minnesota. And in 2010, 481 students graduated.
Thus there was a 25% percent decrease in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Minnesota. 42% of these graduates received a associate's degree in visual communications.