Exactly 500 of the 3,100 liberal arts professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Charlotte. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of liberal arts professionals in Charlotte has grown by 32%. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Charlotte has increased, overall employment in Charlotte has also increased.

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• Dark Yellow: Charlotte

• Light Blue: Liberal Arts in Charlotte
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Charlotte

As the number of liberal arts professionals in Charlotte has grown, salaries for liberal arts professionals have also increased. In 2010 liberal arts professionals in Charlotte reportedly earned an average salary of $63,810 per year. The average salary for liberal arts professionals in Charlotte was $46,880 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Charlotte is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals make a median salary of $60,970 per year in Charlotte. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 150%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,670 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $91,690 per year.

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

There are 3 accredited liberal arts schools in the city. Many of Charlotte's liberal arts professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Charlotte's liberal arts schools offer 7 liberal arts degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 792 students graduated from liberal arts courses in 2010.