Liberal Arts Schools In Indiana

Liberal Arts classes faculty can choose to work at one of 58 accredited liberal arts schools in Indiana. The trends in Indiana's 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:

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

Indiana Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

Indiana	1,770
National	69,880

Approximately 3% of the country's liberal arts professionals work in Indiana state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Indiana

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,230	1,340	1,490	1,470	1,770

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of liberal arts professionals is growing in Indiana. In Indiana, 540 more liberal arts professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Indiana, this field has grown by 44% in four years. This growth is faster 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 Indiana

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$52,240	$52,130	$54,140	$55,430	$59,140
$41,263	$43,445	$44,845	$44,830	$45,974

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to liberal arts professionals are growing in Indiana. The mean salary for liberal arts professionals in 2006 was $52,240 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $59,140 per year.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Indiana

10th percentile	$30,410
25th percentile	$40,200
50th percentile	$56,040
75th percentile	$72,230
90th percentile	$90,700

This represents a growth in salaries of 12%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of liberal arts, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid liberal arts professionals earning 198% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Indiana state.

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Indiana

English	$48,267
History	$40,570
Liberal Arts	$59,140
Math	$75,987
Music	$26,130

Liberal arts professionals in Indiana earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

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

associate	62
bachelor	65
master	10
doctor	2
Certificate	0
Total	139

As the number of liberal arts professionals is increasing in Indiana state, the number of students graduating from the 58 accredited liberal arts schools in Indiana state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 3,702 liberal arts graduates from liberal arts courses in Indiana and in 2010 there were 3,896 graduates.

This represents a 5% increase in the number of liberal arts degree or certificate school graduates in Indiana state. A majority of these graduates, or 47%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in Indiana

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