Liberal Arts Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 42 accredited liberal arts schools where liberal arts faculty who teach liberal arts classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of liberal arts and liberal arts training in Alabama, which includes liberal arts training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Liberal Arts
- Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts
- Masters degree in Liberal Arts
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment
| Alabama | 1,080 |
| National | 69,880 |
Approximately 2% of the country's liberal arts professionals work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Alabama
| 1,170 | 1,040 | 1,010 | 970 | 1,080 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, the field of liberal arts is shrinking. 90 less liberal arts professionals were working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Alabama, this field has shrunk by 8% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of liberal arts professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of liberal arts professionals has grown by 18% from 2006 to 2010.
Liberal Arts VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $46,440 | $49,030 | $51,520 | $51,050 | $48,460 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Liberal Arts
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Alabama, as the number of liberal arts professionals is declining, the salaries earned by liberal arts professionals are increasing. In 2006 liberal arts professionals made a mean salary of $46,440 per year, and in 2010 they made $48,460 per year.
Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$22,740 |
25th percentile |
$34,650 |
50th percentile |
$44,900 |
75th percentile |
$59,080 |
90th percentile |
$75,560 |
Thus, liberal arts professionals' salaries grew by 4% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 232% pay differential between the highest paid liberal arts professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of liberal arts in Alabama.
Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Alabama
English |
$50,037 |
History |
$61,570 |
Liberal Arts |
$48,460 |
Math |
$64,258 |
Music |
$23,960 |
Liberal arts professionals in Alabama earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Liberal Arts programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
47 |
bachelor |
23 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 75 |
The number of students graduating from the 42 accredited liberal arts schools in Alabama is increasing. In Alabama, there were 3,858 graduates in 2006. And there were 3,925 graduates from liberal arts courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of liberal arts school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama by 2%. Most of these graduates, or 63%, earned a associate's degree in liberal arts.