American Academy of Art College: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very GoodSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Average
Faculty Salary
$54,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for American Academy of Art College we provide you with information about faculty structure, salaries, and class sizes, as well as comparisons to competing and nearby colleges.

Faculty Compensation and Workload

Full-time
Faculty
16
As a rule, adequately compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Monthly faculty salaries at American Academy of Art College vary approximately from $4,000 to $5,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $54,000 a year, it is 60% lower than Illinois average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $4,577 a month on average; it is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $4,425 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
IL Average
Difference

Instructor
$53,784
$87,138
-38%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

American Academy of Art College Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
6 : 1
Low
American Academy of Art College has a very good, 6:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically imply smaller class size, more attention to students, better quality of education, and higher satisfaction both for students and instructors. High ratios are usually a sign of the opposite.

Use the charts above to compare faculty compensation and workload at American Academy of Art College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at American Academy of Art College includes 16 instructors - 10 men and 6 women:
American Academy of Art College Faculty Demographics Chart

Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is usually assigned by the college itself.

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