Design Schools In New York
New York has 75 accredited design schools where design faculty who teach design classes can find employment. The trends in New York's design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in design includes design training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Design Employment
New York | 41,440 |
National | 370,320 |
Approximately 11% of the country's design professionals work in New York state.
Employment Growth for Design professionals In New York
42,940 | 43,300 | 45,910 | 43,450 | 41,440 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
Design is a shrinking field in New York. There were 1,500 less design professionals working in New York in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 3%. This decline is slower than the change in the number of design professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of design professionals has shrunk by 8% from 2006 to 2010.
Design VS. All Professions salaries in New York
$60,626 | $63,155 | $63,022 | $65,822 | $67,914 |
$47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of design professionals is declining, the salaries paid to design professionals are increasing in New York. Design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $60,626 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $67,914 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Design professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$33,048 |
25th percentile |
$44,379 |
50th percentile |
$62,921 |
75th percentile |
$83,679 |
90th percentile |
$104,437 |
Thus, design professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid design professionals earning 153% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New York state.
Average Salaries for Design professionals and related professions in New York
Computer Animation |
$66,340 |
Design |
$67,914 |
Drafting |
$54,720 |
Fashion Design |
$81,990 |
Game Design |
$89,695 |
Graphic Design |
$57,510 |
Industrial Design |
$62,620 |
Interior Design |
$64,400 |
Visual Communications |
$59,000 |
Web Design |
$57,510 |
In New York, design professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
67 |
bachelor |
66 |
master |
22 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
14 |
Total | 169 |
The number of students graduating from the 75 accredited design schools in New York is increasing. In 2006 there were 4,710 design graduates from design courses in New York and in 2010 there were 5,528 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of design school degree or certificate graduates in New York by 17%. Most of these graduates, or 40%, earned an associate's degree in design.