Liberal Arts Schools In Illinois

Illinois has 104 accredited liberal arts schools where liberal arts faculty who teach liberal arts classes can find employment. The trends in Illinois' liberal arts academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in liberal arts includes liberal arts training at the following levels:

Liberal Arts Certificate
Associates degree in Liberal Arts
Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts
Masters degree in Liberal Arts
PhD degree in Liberal Arts

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Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

Illinois	2,620
National	69,880

Of all of the liberal arts professionals that work in the US, approximately 4% work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,910	2,540	2,130	2,010	2,620

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, the field of liberal arts is shrinking. There were 290 less liberal arts professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 10% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the national trend for liberal arts professionals which shows a 18% increase in the number of liberal arts professionals working around the nation.

Liberal Arts VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$53,150	$51,880	$61,770	$63,590	$60,140
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Illinois, as the number of liberal arts professionals is declining, the salaries earned by liberal arts professionals are increasing. Liberal arts professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $53,150 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $60,140 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$24,200
25th percentile	$34,010
50th percentile	$46,670
75th percentile	$67,350
90th percentile	$97,170

This represents a 12% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of liberal arts, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid liberal arts professionals earning 302% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Illinois state.

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Illinois

English	$55,400
History	$55,015
Liberal Arts	$60,140
Math	$85,915
Music	$24,525

In Illinois, liberal arts professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Liberal Arts programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	92
bachelor	100
master	21
doctor	10
Certificate	2
Total	225

As the number of liberal arts professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 104 accredited liberal arts schools in Illinois state is increasing. In 2006, 14,137 students graduated from liberal arts courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 14,621 students graduated.

This represents a 3% increase in the number of liberal arts degree or certificate school graduates in Illinois state. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned an bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of liberal arts faculty in Illinois, growth in the field of liberal arts academia and faculty salaries in Illinois. If you are involved in teaching liberal arts courses to students at the certificate in liberal arts, associates degree in liberal arts, bachelors degree in liberal arts, masters degree in liberal arts, and doctoral degree in liberal arts levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of liberal arts in Illinois. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.