Visual Communications Schools In Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 18 accredited visual communications schools where visual communications faculty who teach visual communications classes can find employment. The trends in Wisconsin'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:
- Visual Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Visual Communications
- Bachelors degree in Visual Communications
- Masters degree in Visual Communications
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Professional Trends
Wisconsin Vs. National Visual Communications Employment
| Wisconsin | 5,070 |
| National | 270,000 |
Of all of the visual communications professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Wisconsin.
Employment Growth for Visual communications professionals In Wisconsin
| 5,250 | 5,530 | 5,750 | 5,190 | 5,070 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Wisconsin, the field of visual communications is shrinking. 180 less visual communications professionals were working in Wisconsin in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Wisconsin, this field has shrunk by 3% in four years. This is slower 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 Wisconsin
| $27,255 | $36,298 | $37,672 | $39,032 | $41,360 |
| $43,308 | $43,685 | $45,556 | $47,117 | $48,374 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Visual Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to visual communications professionals are growing in Wisconsin. Visual communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $27,255 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $41,360 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals in Wisconsin
10th percentile |
$22,490 |
25th percentile |
$29,710 |
50th percentile |
$38,128 |
75th percentile |
$52,350 |
90th percentile |
$62,130 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 34%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of visual communications, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid visual communications professionals earning 176% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Wisconsin state.
Average Salaries for Visual communications professionals and related professions in Wisconsin
Art |
$45,698 |
Computer Animation |
$49,010 |
Drafting |
$47,505 |
Fashion Design |
$73,190 |
Graphic Design |
$42,010 |
Industrial Design |
$54,080 |
Interior Design |
$48,130 |
Visual Communications |
$41,360 |
Web Design |
$42,010 |
In Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin
associate |
10 |
bachelor |
12 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 26 |
The number of students graduating from the 18 accredited visual communications schools in Wisconsin is decreasing. In 2006 there were 311 visual communications graduates from visual communications courses in Wisconsin and in 2010 there were 272 graduates.
Thus there was a 13% percent decrease in the number of visual communications school degree or certificate graduates in Wisconsin. A majority of these graduates, or 46%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in visual communications.