Visual Communications Schools In Mississippi
There are 12 accredited visual communications schools in Mississippi for faculty who teach visual communications classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the visual communications academic community in Mississippi, and the future trends in visual communications training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Mississippi | 930 |
| National | 270,000 |
Approximately 0% of the country's visual communications professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Mississippi
| 950 | 810 | 960 | 940 | 930 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of visual communications professionals is shrinking in Mississippi. 20 less visual communications professionals were working in Mississippi in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of visual communications has shrunk by 2% in Mississippi. This decline is slower 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 Mississippi
| $30,665 | $33,310 | $30,700 | $29,168 | $29,620 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by visual communications professionals is decreasing in Mississippi. In 2006 visual communications professionals made a mean salary of $30,665 per year, and in 2010 they made $29,620 per year.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$18,297 |
25th percentile |
$21,750 |
50th percentile |
$28,230 |
75th percentile |
$34,280 |
90th percentile |
$40,943 |
Thus, there was a 4% decline in visual communications professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Mississippi, 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 124%
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Art |
$42,973 |
Computer Animation |
$45,200 |
Drafting |
$45,780 |
Graphic Design |
$34,320 |
Industrial Design |
$76,280 |
Interior Design |
$31,900 |
Visual Communications |
$29,620 |
Web Design |
$34,320 |
Visual communications professionals in Mississippi earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of visual communications professionals is decreasing in Mississippi state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited visual communications schools in Mississippi state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 233 visual communications graduates from visual communications courses in Mississippi and in 2010 there were 147 graduates.
This represents a 37% decrease in the number of visual communications degree or certificate school graduates in Mississippi state. A majority of these graduates, or 58%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in visual communications.