Carson Newman University: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - FairQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Below AverageCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Average
Faculty Salary
$76,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Carson Newman 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
131
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Carson Newman University vary approximately from $5,000 to $8,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $76,000 a year - it is 31% lower than Tennessee average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $6,243 a month on average; that is about the same as average men faculty salaries, $6,470 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
TN Average
Difference

Professor
$91,836
$156,411
-41%

Associate professor
$76,428
$109,142
-30%

Assistant professor
$68,724
$95,095
-28%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Carson Newman University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
10 : 1
Low
Carson Newman University has a good, 10:1 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 Carson Newman University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Carson Newman University includes 28 professors, 44 associate professors, and 59 assistant professors - 64 men and 67 women:
Carson Newman 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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