College of the Ozarks: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$97,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for College of the Ozarks 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
97
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 College of the Ozarks vary approximately from $5,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $97,000 a year - which is 12% lower than Missouri average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $8,135 a month on average; it is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $8,007 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MO Average
Difference

Professor
$111,996
$153,452
-27%

Associate professor
$96,948
$111,213
-13%

Assistant professor
$85,212
$97,400
-13%

Instructor
$62,064
$69,022
-10%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

College of the Ozarks Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
15 : 1
Low
College of the Ozarks has a pretty decent, 15:1 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 College of the Ozarks versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at College of the Ozarks consists of 25 professors, 42 associate professors, 28 assistant professors, and 2 instructors - 57 men and 40 women:
College of the Ozarks 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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