Commercial & Advertising Art

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
3,597
declining 5.09%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$5,651
declining 3.5%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$34,390
growing 3.73%
Average Wage
$65,031
growing 6.06%
People in Workforce
2.2M
growing 3.58%
Average Employee Age
41.1
growing 0.489%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Commercial & Advertising Art degree recipients are New York, NY, Dayton, OH, and Kent, OH. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Commercial & Advertising Art degree recipients are Lakewood, OH, Kettering, OH, and Graham, NC. The most common degree awarded to students studying Commercial & Advertising Art is a associates degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Commercial & Advertising Art and the types of students that study this field. Wake Technical Community College awards the most degrees in Commercial & Advertising Art in the US, but The Modern College of Design and The North Coast College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art.

Tuition costs for Commercial & Advertising Art majors are, on average, $5,651 for in-state public colleges, and $34,390 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Commercial & Advertising Art programs are Public, 2-year institutions (139 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (2,132 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art, is Public, 2-year (2,132 completions in 2021).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$5,651
Median In-State Public
$34,390
Median Out of State Private

Wake Technical Community College has the most Commercial & Advertising Art degree recipients, with 380 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Commercial & Advertising Art programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, The Modern College of Design has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $65,031 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Commercial & Advertising Art is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
$65,031
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,140
6.06%
1 Year Growth
± 2.36%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $65,031 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors working as Graphic designers, Interior designers, and Commercial and industrial designers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Visual & Performing Arts majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Economists.

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Occupations by Share

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2.2M
2021 Workforce
± 36,127
3.58%
1 Year Growth
± 2.26%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.58%, from 2.12M in 2020 to 2.2M in 2021.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as Graphic designers (4.61%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Visual & Performing Arts by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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2.2M
2021 Workforce
± 36,127
3.58%
1 Year Growth
± 2.26%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.58%, from 2.12M in 2020 to 2.2M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Commercial & Advertising Art is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

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geosearchDiversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 41.1.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (2,103 students).

Workforce Age

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41.1
Average Age in 2021
± 0.215 Years
0.489%
1 Year Change
± 0.746%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 29 years old, which represent 3.47% and 3.39% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Commercial & Advertising Art are Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Visual & Performing Arts are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (62.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Commercial & Advertising Art.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,103 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    524 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    406 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Commercial & Advertising Art for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    536 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    278 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    152 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Commercial & Advertising Art.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Commercial & Advertising Art is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Korea
    26,724 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    20,104 degree recipients
  3. China
    16,070 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Korea
    4.69 times more than expected
  2. Northern Ireland
    3.76 times more than expected
  3. Georgia (country)
    3.7 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees (4.69 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (26,724 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Commercial & Advertising Art field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Commercial & Advertising Art majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Commercial & Advertising Art majors need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Operations Analysis, Programming, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Persuasion, Mathematics, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Science, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Service Orientation, Speaking, Writing, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Commercial & Advertising Art majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Technology Design is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Operations Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Active Learning, Monitoring, Coordination, Persuasion, Technology Design, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Negotiation, Instructing, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Personnel Resources, Science, Service Orientation, Operation Monitoring, Management of Material Resources, Equipment Selection, Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, Programming, Troubleshooting, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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