Visual Communications Schools In Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 17 accredited visual communications schools where visual communications faculty who teach visual communications classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the visual communications academic community in Oklahoma, and the future trends in 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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Professional Trends
Oklahoma Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Oklahoma | 1,970 |
| National | 270,000 |
Of all of the visual communications professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Oklahoma state.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Oklahoma
| 1,660 | 1,890 | 1,930 | 2,170 | 1,970 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of visual communications professionals is growing in Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, 310 more visual communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Oklahoma, this field has grown by 19% in four years. 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 Oklahoma
| $26,705 | $36,625 | $36,460 | $35,100 | $36,898 |
| $38,070 | $39,720 | $40,527 | $41,574 | $42,968 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Oklahoma, as the number of visual communications professionals is growing, the salaries earned by visual communications professionals are increasing. In 2006 visual communications professionals made a mean salary of $26,705 per year, and in 2010 they made $36,898 per year.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Oklahoma
10th percentile |
$24,355 |
25th percentile |
$29,315 |
50th percentile |
$35,482 |
75th percentile |
$42,665 |
90th percentile |
$50,588 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 28%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Oklahoma state, within the field of visual communications, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid visual communications professionals earn 108% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Oklahoma
Art |
$47,378 |
Computer Animation |
$49,870 |
Drafting |
$47,418 |
Graphic Design |
$34,470 |
Industrial Design |
$51,480 |
Interior Design |
$49,230 |
Visual Communications |
$36,898 |
Web Design |
$34,470 |
In Oklahoma, visual communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Visual Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oklahoma
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 21 |
As the number of visual communications professionals is increasing in Oklahoma state, the number of students graduating from the 17 accredited visual communications schools in Oklahoma state is decreasing. In 2006, 185 students graduated from visual communications courses in Oklahoma. And in 2010, 155 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Oklahoma by 16%. Most of these graduates, or 43%, earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications.