Liberal Arts Schools In New York

There are 149 accredited liberal arts schools in New York 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 New York, 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

Statistics

Professional Trends

New York Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

New York	5,260
National	69,880

Of all of the liberal arts professionals that work in the US, approximately 8% work in New York state.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In New York

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
No data	3,440	3,840	4,030	5,260

Yellow: Actual Values

Liberal Arts VS. All Professions salaries in New York

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
No data	$68,350	$78,000	$85,190	$92,170
$47,100	$51,120	$53,567	$54,837	$56,461

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in New York

10th percentile	$41,660
25th percentile	$56,130
50th percentile	$78,530
75th percentile	$122,140
90th percentile	$157,600

Within the field of liberal arts, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid liberal arts professionals earning 278% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New York state.

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

English	$72,127
History	$42,955
Liberal Arts	$92,170
Math	$90,365
Music	$31,140

In New York, liberal arts professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

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

associate	121
bachelor	175
master	40
doctor	13
Certificate	14
Total	363

In 2006 there were 22,156 liberal arts graduates from liberal arts courses in New York and in 2010 there were 17,573 graduates.

This represents a 21% decrease in the number of liberal arts degree or certificate school graduates in New York state. A majority of these graduates, or 48%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in New York

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