Exactly 500 of North Carolina's 3,100 liberal arts professionals work in Belmont. Between 2006 and 2010, in Belmont, there has been a 32% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals. As the employment for liberal arts professionals in Belmont has increased, overall employment in Belmont has also increased.

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In Belmont, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $63,810 per year was earned by liberal arts professionals in Belmont. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Belmont made an average salary of $46,880 per year. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Belmont is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Liberal arts professionals make a median salary of $60,970 per year in Belmont. The 10% of liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $36,670 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 150% higher salaries.

Liberal arts professional salaries in Belmont are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited liberal arts school in the city. Many of Belmont's liberal arts professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 21 students completed liberal arts courses in 2010.