Of the 660 liberal arts professionals employed in Arkansas, 100 work in Walnut Ridge. Between 2006 and 2010, in Walnut Ridge, there has been a 67% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Walnut Ridge has increased, overall employment in Walnut Ridge has also increased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Walnut Ridge has grown, salaries for liberal arts professionals have decreased. In 2010 liberal arts professionals in Walnut Ridge reportedly earned an average salary of $37,210 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Walnut Ridge made an average salary of $43,600 per year. The decline in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Walnut Ridge is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals make a median salary of $34,890 per year in Walnut Ridge. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $21,090 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $57,820 per year.

Liberal arts professional salaries in Walnut Ridge are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Walnut Ridge's liberal arts professionals are graduates of the only accredited liberal arts school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in liberal arts offered by Walnut Ridge's liberal arts schools.

In 2010 approximately 4 students graduated from liberal arts courses.