Brigham Young University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$153,000
Good
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Brigham Young 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
1,289
As a rule, well-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 Brigham Young University vary approximately from $5,000 to $16,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $153,000 a year - that is 41% higher than Utah average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $10,633 a month on average; which is much lower than average men faculty salaries - $13,369 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
UT Average
Difference

Professor
$189,408
$170,632
+11%

Associate professor
$143,640
$124,171
+16%

Assistant professor
$120,960
$105,487
+15%

Instructor
$65,220
$79,742
-18%

Unranked Teacher
$100,512
$71,543
+40%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Brigham Young University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
21 : 1
Medium
Brigham Young University has a reasonably decent, 21:1 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 Brigham Young University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Brigham Young University includes 443 professors, 511 associate professors, 318 assistant professors, 12 instructors, and 5 unranked teachers - 997 men and 292 women:
Brigham Young 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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