History Schools In Arkansas
There are 17 accredited history schools in Arkansas for faculty who teach history classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the history academic community in Arkansas, and the future trends in history training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in History
- Masters degree in History
- PhD degree in History
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Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National History Employment
| Arkansas | 60 |
| National | 8,350 |
Approximately 1% of the country's history professionals work in Arkansas state.
Employment Growth for History professionals In Arkansas
| 40 | 40 | 40 | No data | 60 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of history professionals is growing in Arkansas. There were 20 more history professionals working in Arkansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of history professionals has grown by 50%. This is faster than the trend for history professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of history professionals has shrunk by 2% between 2006 and 2010.
History VS. All Professions salaries in Arkansas
| $43,820 | $47,440 | $52,490 | No data | $41,550 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: History
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by history professionals is decreasing in Arkansas. History professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $43,820 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $41,550 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for History professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$16,880 |
25th percentile |
$19,350 |
50th percentile |
$40,650 |
75th percentile |
$50,900 |
90th percentile |
$77,990 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 5%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Arkansas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of history. The pay differential between the highest paid history professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 362%
Average Salaries for History professionals and related professions in Arkansas
History |
$41,550 |
Liberal Arts |
$50,570 |
Political Science |
$59,930 |
In Arkansas, history professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
History programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 24 |
The number of students graduating from the 17 accredited history schools in Arkansas is increasing. In 2006 there were 284 history graduates from history courses in Arkansas and in 2010 there were 319 graduates.
Thus there was a 12% percent increase in the number of history school degree or certificate graduates in Arkansas. 75% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in history.