Liberal Arts Schools In Minnesota

There are 57 accredited liberal arts schools in Minnesota for faculty who teach liberal arts classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in liberal arts in the state of Minnesota, 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

Minnesota Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

Minnesota	1,050
National	69,880

Of all of the liberal arts professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Minnesota state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,260	1,300	1,160	1,190	1,050

Yellow: Actual Values

In Minnesota, the field of liberal arts is shrinking. In 2010 there were 210 less liberal arts professionals working in Minnesota than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of liberal arts professionals has shrunk by 17%. 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 Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$56,150	$59,610	$60,950	$61,080	$61,310
$45,649	$48,094	$49,813	$50,330	$51,158

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of liberal arts professionals is declining, the salaries paid to liberal arts professionals are increasing in Minnesota. Liberal arts professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $56,150 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $61,310 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Minnesota

10th percentile	$38,120
25th percentile	$49,360
50th percentile	$59,330
75th percentile	$70,300
90th percentile	$84,440

Thus, liberal arts professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. 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 122% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Minnesota state.

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Minnesota

English	$55,350
History	$43,405
Liberal Arts	$61,310
Math	$86,757
Music	$27,550

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

Educational Trends

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

associate	41
bachelor	44
master	6
doctor	1
Certificate	0
Total	92

The number of students graduating from the 57 accredited liberal arts schools in Minnesota is decreasing. In 2006 there were 5,094 liberal arts graduates from liberal arts courses in Minnesota and in 2010 there were 3,754 graduates.

Thus there was a 26% percent decrease in the number of liberal arts school degree or certificate graduates in Minnesota. A majority of these graduates, or 48%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in Minnesota

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