Bentley University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$184,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Bentley University 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
274
As a rule, properly 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.

Faculty monthly salaries at Bentley University vary approximately from $10,000 to $22,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $184,000 a year - that is 13% higher than Massachusetts average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $14,406 a month on average; that is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $16,038 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MA Average
Difference

Professor
$254,664
$221,428
+15%

Associate professor
$185,208
$146,123
+27%

Assistant professor
$175,884
$126,764
+39%

Lecturer
$121,596
$118,619
+3%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Bentley University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
12 : 1
Low
Bentley University has a pretty good, 12:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios usually 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 Bentley University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Bentley University consists of 78 professors, 45 associate professors, 69 assistant professors, and 82 lecturers - 150 men and 124 women:
Bentley University Faculty Demographics Chart

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

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