Design Institute of San Diego: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Below Average

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Average
Faculty Salary
$90,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Design Institute of San Diego 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
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 Design Institute of San Diego vary approximately from $7,000 to $8,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $90,000 a year - that is 41% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Instructor
$90,000
$124,802
-28%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Design Institute of San Diego Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
7 : 1
Low
Design Institute of San Diego has a very good, 7:1 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 Design Institute of San Diego versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Design Institute of San Diego includes 1 instructor - 1 man:
Design Institute of San Diego 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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