Liberal Arts Schools In Missouri

Liberal Arts classes faculty can choose to work at one of 60 accredited liberal arts schools in Missouri. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in liberal arts in the state of Missouri, which encompasses 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
PhD degree in Liberal Arts

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Professional Trends

Missouri Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

Missouri	1,520
National	69,880

Approximately 2% of the country's liberal arts professionals work in Missouri state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Missouri

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,460	1,470	1,450	1,430	1,520

Yellow: Actual Values

In Missouri, the field of liberal arts is growing. In Missouri, 60 more liberal arts professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Missouri, this field has grown by 4% in four years. This growth is slower than the change in the number of liberal arts professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of liberal arts professionals has grown by 18% from 2006 to 2010.

Liberal Arts VS. All Professions salaries in Missouri

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$60,310	$61,360	$58,100	$55,430	$52,250
$43,489	$45,096	$45,354	$45,661	$46,263

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Missouri, as the number of liberal arts professionals is growing, the salaries earned by liberal arts professionals are decreasing. In 2006 liberal arts professionals made a mean salary of $60,310 per year, and in 2010 they made $52,250 per year.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Missouri

10th percentile	$27,680
25th percentile	$38,640
50th percentile	$50,990
75th percentile	$62,340
90th percentile	$78,940

Thus, liberal arts professionals' salaries declined by 15% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of liberal arts, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid liberal arts professionals earning 185% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Missouri state.

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Missouri

English	$50,067
History	$49,555
Liberal Arts	$52,250
Math	$67,633
Music	$19,775

In Missouri, liberal arts professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

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

associate	38
bachelor	51
master	6
doctor	3
Certificate	5
Total	103

The number of students graduating from the 60 accredited liberal arts schools in Missouri is decreasing. In 2006, 7,145 students graduated from liberal arts courses in Missouri. And in 2010, 6,569 students graduated.

Thus there was a 8% percent decrease in the number of liberal arts school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in Missouri

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