Liberal Arts Schools In Ohio

Ohio has 97 accredited liberal arts schools where liberal arts faculty who teach liberal arts classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the liberal arts academic community in Ohio, and the future trends in 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

Ohio Vs. National Liberal Arts Employment

Ohio	3,290
National	69,880

Of all of the liberal arts professionals in the country, nearly 5% are in the state of Ohio.

Employment Growth for Liberal arts professionals In Ohio

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,730	2,590	2,840	3,070	3,290

Yellow: Actual Values

In Ohio, liberal arts is a growing field. 560 more liberal arts professionals were working in Ohio in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Ohio, this field has grown by 21% in four years. This is faster 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 Ohio

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$55,210	$58,980	$60,800	$62,820	$61,710
$44,230	$45,388	$47,259	$48,341	$48,873

Light Blue: Liberal Arts
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of liberal arts professionals is growing, the salaries paid to liberal arts professionals are increasing in Ohio. Liberal arts professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $55,210 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $61,710 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Liberal arts professionals in Ohio

10th percentile	$31,250
25th percentile	$39,870
50th percentile	$56,150
75th percentile	$77,730
90th percentile	$94,720

This represents a 11% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Ohio, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of liberal arts. The pay differential between the highest paid liberal arts professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 203%

Average Salaries for Liberal arts professionals and related professions in Ohio

English	$51,940
History	$52,185
Liberal Arts	$61,710
Math	$81,602
Music	$23,730

In Ohio, 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 Ohio

associate	80
bachelor	97
master	21
doctor	3
Certificate	5
Total	206

As the number of liberal arts professionals is increasing in Ohio state, the number of students graduating from the 97 accredited liberal arts schools in Ohio state is also increasing. In Ohio, there were 5,327 graduates in 2006. And there were 5,799 graduates from liberal arts courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 9% percent increase in the number of liberal arts school degree or certificate graduates in Ohio. A majority of these graduates, or 47%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Liberal Arts Faculty Salaries in Ohio

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