Communications Schools In Utah
Communications classes faculty can choose to work at one of 12 accredited communications schools in Utah. The trends in Utah's communications academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in communications includes communications training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Communications Employment
| Utah | 3,920 |
| National | 439,660 |
Approximately 1% of the country's communications professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Utah
| 3,630 | 3,620 | 4,100 | 3,770 | 3,920 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of communications professionals is growing in Utah. 290 more communications professionals were working in Utah in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of communications has grown by 8% in Utah. This growth is slower than the change in the number of communications professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 8% from 2006 to 2010.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $34,451 | $48,379 | $49,808 | $36,645 | $39,987 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to communications professionals are growing in Utah. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $34,451 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $39,987 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$21,780 |
25th percentile |
$27,742 |
50th percentile |
$36,673 |
75th percentile |
$47,407 |
90th percentile |
$59,362 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Utah, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of communications. The pay differential between the highest paid communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 173%
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Utah
Advertising |
$66,850 |
Business |
$81,929 |
Communications |
$39,987 |
Creative Writing |
$41,400 |
Fashion Marketing |
$65,970 |
Marketing |
$79,033 |
Public Relations |
$86,490 |
Visual Communications |
$40,242 |
In Utah, communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 21 |
As the number of communications professionals is increasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited communications schools in Utah state is also increasing. In 2006, 672 students graduated from communications courses in Utah. And in 2010, 725 students graduated.
This represents a 8% increase in the number of communications degree or certificate school graduates in Utah state. 48% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in communications.