Liberal Arts Schools In Kansas

Kansas has 43 accredited liberal arts schools where liberal arts faculty who teach liberal arts classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in liberal arts in the state of Kansas, which encompasses 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

Kansas Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

Kansas	750
National	69,880

Approximately 1% of the country's liberal arts professionals work in Kansas state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
680	760	770	810	750

Yellow: Actual Values

Liberal Arts is a growing field in Kansas. There were 70 more liberal arts professionals working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of liberal arts has grown by 10% in Kansas. This is slower than the trend for liberal arts professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of liberal arts professionals has grown by 18% between 2006 and 2010.

Liberal Arts VS. All Professions salaries in Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$53,260	$51,940	$47,780	$46,830	$48,960
$41,394	$43,120	$44,217	$45,570	$46,014

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of liberal arts professionals is growing, the salaries paid to liberal arts professionals are decreasing in Kansas. In 2006 liberal arts professionals made a mean salary of $53,260 per year, and in 2010 they made $48,960 per year.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Kansas

10th percentile	$22,460
25th percentile	$32,820
50th percentile	$43,300
75th percentile	$60,320
90th percentile	$82,900

Thus, liberal arts professionals' salaries declined by 9% in 4 years. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Kansas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of liberal arts. The pay differential between the highest paid liberal arts professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 269%

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Kansas

English	$45,157
History	$53,390
Liberal Arts	$48,960
Math	$74,620
Music	$20,935

In Kansas, liberal arts professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

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

associate	45
bachelor	27
master	6
doctor	1
Certificate	0
Total	79

As the number of liberal arts professionals is increasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 43 accredited liberal arts schools in Kansas state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 4,948 liberal arts graduates from liberal arts courses in Kansas and in 2010 there were 3,467 graduates.

Thus there was a 30% percent decrease in the number of liberal arts school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas. Most of these graduates, or 57%, earned a associate's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in Kansas

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