Web Design Schools In Maryland
Maryland has 11 accredited web design schools where web design faculty who teach web design classes can find employment. The trends in Maryland's web design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in web design includes web design training at the following levels:
- Web Design Certificate
- Associates degree in Web Design
- Bachelors degree in Web Design
Statistics
Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Web Design Employment
| Maryland | 3,930 |
| National | 192,240 |
Of all of the web design professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Web design professionals In Maryland
| 4,050 | 4,240 | 4,260 | 4,300 | 3,930 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, web design is a shrinking field. In Maryland, 120 less web design professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 3% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for web design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of web design professionals has grown by 1% between 2006 and 2010.
Web Design VS. All Professions salaries in Maryland
| $45,570 | $47,690 | $51,380 | $51,880 | $52,920 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Web Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to web design professionals are growing in Maryland. Web design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $45,570 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,920 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Web design professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$27,840 |
25th percentile |
$37,850 |
50th percentile |
$49,780 |
75th percentile |
$64,890 |
90th percentile |
$82,370 |
This represents a 14% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Maryland, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of web design. The pay differential between the highest paid web design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 196%
Average Salaries for Web design professionals and related professions in Maryland
Art |
$51,312 |
Design |
$45,840 |
Graphic Design |
$52,920 |
Visual Communications |
$46,350 |
Web Design |
$52,920 |
Web Development |
$89,450 |
In Maryland, web design professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Web Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
9 |
| Total | 13 |
As the number of web design professionals is decreasing in Maryland state, the number of students graduating from the 11 accredited web design schools in Maryland state is increasing. In 2006, 22 students graduated from web design courses in Maryland. And in 2010, 51 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of web design school degree or certificate graduates in Maryland by 132%. Most of these graduates, or 69%, earned a undergraduate certificate in web design.