Exactly 140 of Alabama's 1,080 liberal arts professionals work in Huntsville. The number of liberal arts professionals in Huntsville has grown by 56% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Huntsville has decreased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Huntsville has grown, salaries for liberal arts professionals have decreased. Huntsville liberal arts professionals made $37,000 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for liberal arts professionals in Huntsville was $42,940 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Huntsville.

Huntsville liberal arts professionals earn a median yearly salary of $28,030. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 210%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $20,440 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,430 per year.

Liberal arts professional salaries in Huntsville are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 2 accredited liberal arts schools in the city. Many of Huntsville's liberal arts professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

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

Approximately 29 students completed liberal arts courses in 2010.