Video Game Design Schools
In Santa Ana, California
The city of Santa Ana has only one school where video game design faculty can find employment. The trends in Santa Ana's video game design academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes video game design training at the video game design certificate level.
Statistics
Professional Trends
Santa Ana Vs. California Video Game Design Employment
| Santa Ana | 12,690 |
| California | 147,820 |
Of the 147,820 video game design professionals employed in California, 12,690 work in Santa Ana. The number of video game design professionals in Santa Ana has grown by 203% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of video game design professionals in Santa Ana has increased, overall employment in Santa Ana has decreased.
Santa Ana Vs. California Video Game Design employment growth
| 35,550 | 37,850 | 40,850 | 37,430 | 147,820 |
| 4,190 | 3,870 | 4,810 | 4,200 | 12,690 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Grey: California
- Dark Yellow: Santa Ana
Video Game Design VS. All professions salaries in Santa Ana
| $55,570 | $55,985 | $58,085 | $62,110 | $72,778 |
| $44,220 | $45,820 | $47,730 | $48,940 | $49,780 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design in Santa Ana
- Dark Yellow: All Professions in Santa Ana
As the number of video game design professionals in Santa Ana has grown, salaries for video game design professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $72,778 per year was earned by video game design professionals in Santa Ana. Video game design professionals in Santa Ana made a yearly average salary of $55,570, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of video game design professionals in Santa Ana is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Santa Ana
10th percentile |
$36,455 |
25th percentile |
$54,180 |
50th percentile |
$70,960 |
75th percentile |
$89,588 |
90th percentile |
$109,630 |
Video game design professionals make a median salary of $70,960 per year in Santa Ana. The difference in pay between the video game design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 201%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,455 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $109,630 per year.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Santa Ana
Computer Animation |
$71,510 |
Video Game Design |
$72,778 |
Computer Programming |
$75,010 |
Game Design |
$75,693 |
Computer Science |
$86,720 |
On average video game design professionals in Santa Ana earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Santa Ana.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design schools in Santa Ana
Many of Santa Ana's video game design professionals are graduates of the only accredited video game design school in the city.
Video Game Design Programs Offered In Santa Ana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 1 |
There is one degree and certificate program in video game design offered by Santa Ana's video game design school.
Student Completed Video Game Design Degrees In Santa Ana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 3 |
In 2010 approximately 3 students completed video game design courses.