Exactly 60 of the 2,620 liberal arts professionals employed in Illinois, work in Lincoln. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of liberal arts professionals in Lincoln has shrunk by 25%. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Lincoln has decreased, overall employment in Lincoln has increased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Lincoln has shrunk, salaries for liberal arts professionals have also decreased. In 2010 liberal arts professionals in Lincoln reportedly earned an average salary of $35,950 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for liberal arts professionals in Lincoln was $53,030 per year. The decline in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Lincoln is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Lincoln liberal arts professionals earn a median yearly salary of $34,500. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $20,330 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $53,390 per year.

On average liberal arts professionals in Lincoln earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Lincoln.

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

There are a total of 4 degree and certificate programs in liberal arts offered by Lincoln's liberal arts schools.

In 2010 approximately 162 students graduated from liberal arts courses.