Visual Communications Schools

As a professor or instructor of visual communications classes at one of the 1,097 accredited visual communications schools in the country, you play a critical role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in visual communications, 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
  • PhD degree in Visual Communications

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Visual communications professionals

259,880 269,350 282,590 273,390 270,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 270,000 visual communications professionals working in the US. This number has grown by 4% over the course of the past 4 years.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Visual communications professionals

10th percentile		 $23,558
25th percentile		 $31,990
50th percentile		 $44,955
75th percentile		 $63,630
90th percentile		 $88,098

In 2010, the median salary earned by visual communications professionals around the nation, was $44,955 per year. The median yearly salary for visual communications professionals in the US was 24% less than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Visual Communications

$40,845 $41,818 $43,415 $44,308 $44,955
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Visual communications professionals' salaries have grown by 10% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Visual Communications Student enrollment growth by degree

7,210 6,687 6,809 6,333 6,406
11,861 11,223 10,876 10,338 11,133
58 36 33 28 46
1,331 1,353 1,371 1,417 1,642
2,116 2,152 2,249 1,991 2,042
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Visual Communications
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communications
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Visual Communications
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Visual Communications
  • Grey: Certificate in Visual Communications

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for visual communications professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the US, 22,576 students graduated from visual communications degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 21,269 students graduated from visual communications schools.

This represents a 6% change in 4 years. This decline in the number of students graduating from visual communications courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Visual Communications Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 478
bachelor		 549
master		 105
doctor		 9
Certificate		 226
Total1,367

While student graduation numbers are down, the number of schools offering visual communications programs has increased.

Visual Communications Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Visual Communications Schools in California113 Schools
  2. Visual Communications Schools in New York79 Schools
  3. Visual Communications Schools in Pennsylvania63 Schools
  4. Visual Communications Schools in Texas61 Schools
  5. Visual Communications Schools in Michigan50 Schools
  6. Visual Communications Schools in Ohio50 Schools
  7. Visual Communications Schools in Florida49 Schools
  8. Visual Communications Schools in Illinois45 Schools
  9. Visual Communications Schools in Virginia37 Schools
  10. Visual Communications Schools in Massachusetts34 Schools
  11. Visual Communications Schools in North Carolina31 Schools
  12. Visual Communications Schools in Indiana30 Schools
  13. Visual Communications Schools in Tennessee27 Schools
  14. Visual Communications Schools in Minnesota26 Schools
  15. Visual Communications Schools in Georgia26 Schools
  16. Visual Communications Schools in Arizona25 Schools
  17. Visual Communications Schools in Missouri21 Schools
  18. Visual Communications Schools in Maryland20 Schools
  19. Visual Communications Schools in Washington State18 Schools
  20. Visual Communications Schools in Kansas18 Schools
  21. Visual Communications Schools in Wisconsin18 Schools
  22. Visual Communications Schools in Oklahoma17 Schools
  23. Visual Communications Schools in South Carolina17 Schools
  24. Visual Communications Schools in Iowa17 Schools
  25. Visual Communications Schools in Connecticut16 Schools
  26. Visual Communications Schools in New Jersey16 Schools
  27. Visual Communications Schools in Colorado15 Schools
  28. Visual Communications Schools in Alabama15 Schools
  29. Visual Communications Schools in Oregon14 Schools
  30. Visual Communications Schools in New Mexico14 Schools
  31. Visual Communications Schools in Mississippi12 Schools
  32. Visual Communications Schools in Utah12 Schools
  33. Visual Communications Schools in Nebraska11 Schools
  34. Visual Communications Schools in Arkansas10 Schools
  35. Visual Communications Schools in Kentucky8 Schools
  36. Visual Communications Schools in Louisiana8 Schools
  37. Visual Communications Schools in Vermont7 Schools
  38. Visual Communications Schools in West Virginia6 Schools
  39. Visual Communications Schools in Idaho5 Schools
  40. Visual Communications Schools in Nevada5 Schools
  41. Visual Communications Schools in Washington DC4 Schools
  42. Visual Communications Schools in New Hampshire4 Schools
  43. Visual Communications Schools in Maine4 Schools
  44. Visual Communications Schools in Delaware3 Schools
  45. Visual Communications Schools in South Dakota3 Schools
  46. Visual Communications Schools in Montana3 Schools
  47. Visual Communications Schools in Wyoming3 Schools
  48. Visual Communications Schools in Rhode Island2 Schools
  49. Visual Communications Schools in Hawaii2 Schools
  50. Visual Communications Schools in North Dakota2 Schools
  51. Visual Communications Schools in Alaska1 Schools

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