Liberal Arts Schools In Mississippi
In Mississippi, there are 27 accredited schools where liberal arts classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Mississippi'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:
- Liberal Arts Certificate
- Associates degree in Liberal Arts
- Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts
- Masters degree in Liberal Arts
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment
| Mississippi | 740 |
| National | 69,880 |
Approximately 1% of the country's liberal arts professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Mississippi
| 740 | 760 | 670 | 710 | 740 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, the field of liberal arts is shrinking. Thus, in Mississippi, this field has shrunk by 0% in four years. 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 Mississippi
| $50,580 | $56,380 | $55,430 | $53,880 | $50,680 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Liberal Arts
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to liberal arts professionals are growing in Mississippi. Liberal arts professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $50,580 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $50,680 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$27,510 |
25th percentile |
$36,900 |
50th percentile |
$49,050 |
75th percentile |
$63,460 |
90th percentile |
$74,720 |
This represents a 0% 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 172% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Mississippi state.
Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Mississippi
English |
$42,023 |
Liberal Arts |
$50,680 |
Math |
$68,627 |
Music |
$21,365 |
Liberal arts professionals in Mississippi earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Liberal Arts programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
23 |
bachelor |
12 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 40 |
As the number of liberal arts professionals is decreasing in Mississippi state, the number of students graduating from the 27 accredited liberal arts schools in Mississippi state is increasing. In 2006, 2,513 students graduated from liberal arts courses in Mississippi. And in 2010, 3,271 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of liberal arts school degree or certificate graduates in Mississippi by 30%. Most of these graduates, or 58%, earned an associate's degree in liberal arts.