Liberal Arts Schools In New Jersey

New Jersey has 46 accredited liberal arts schools where liberal arts faculty who teach liberal arts classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of liberal arts and liberal arts training in New Jersey, which 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
PhD degree in Liberal Arts

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Professional Trends

New Jersey Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

New Jersey	1,930
National	69,880

Of all of the liberal arts professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in New Jersey state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,980	2,030	2,290	2,050	1,930

Yellow: Actual Values

In New Jersey, the field of liberal arts is shrinking. In New Jersey, 50 less liberal arts professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of liberal arts has shrunk by 3% in New Jersey. 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 New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$67,660	$73,360	$75,470	$76,680	$73,500
$50,031	$52,191	$53,328	$54,026	$55,877

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In New Jersey, as the number of liberal arts professionals is declining, the salaries earned by liberal arts professionals are increasing. The mean salary for liberal arts professionals in 2006 was $67,660 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $73,500 per year.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in New Jersey

10th percentile	$38,670
25th percentile	$49,480
50th percentile	$67,220
75th percentile	$91,290
90th percentile	$115,560

Thus, liberal arts professionals' salaries grew by 8% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 199% pay differential between the highest paid liberal arts professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of liberal arts in New Jersey.

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in New Jersey

English	$63,380
History	$65,380
Liberal Arts	$73,500
Math	$95,428
Music	$32,040

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

Educational Trends

Liberal Arts programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey

associate	28
bachelor	38
master	6
doctor	2
Certificate	5
Total	79

The number of students graduating from the 46 accredited liberal arts schools in New Jersey is increasing. In 2006, 6,395 students graduated from liberal arts courses in New Jersey. And in 2010, 7,806 students graduated.

This represents a 22% increase in the number of liberal arts degree or certificate school graduates in New Jersey state. 48% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in New Jersey

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The number of liberal arts faculty, growth in the field of liberal arts academia and liberal arts faculty salaries in New Jersey, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching liberal arts courses to students at the certificate in liberal arts, associates degree in liberal arts, bachelors degree in liberal arts, masters degree in liberal arts, and doctoral degree in liberal arts levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future liberal arts faculty in New Jersey. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.