Exactly 230 of the 3,100 liberal arts professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Boone. Between 2006 and 2010, in Boone, there has been a 35% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Boone has increased, overall employment in Boone has also increased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Boone has grown, salaries for liberal arts professionals have also increased. In 2010 Boone liberal arts professionals earned an average yearly salary of $54,000. Liberal arts professionals in Boone made a yearly average salary of $50,390, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Boone.

Liberal arts professionals in Boone earn a median salary of $50,950 per year. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,490 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $79,360 per year.

On average liberal arts professional salaries in Boone are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Boone's liberal arts professionals are graduates of the only accredited liberal arts school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in liberal arts offered by Boone's liberal arts schools.

In 2010 approximately 28 students completed liberal arts courses.