DigiPen Institute of Technology: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - GoodCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Average
Faculty Salary
$116,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for DigiPen Institute of Technology 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
79
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 DigiPen Institute of Technology vary approximately from $7,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $116,000 a year - that is 5% lower than Washington average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $9,017 a month on average; it is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $10,038 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
WA Average
Difference

Professor
$131,820
$171,204
-23%

Associate professor
$125,052
$127,491
-2%

Assistant professor
$92,052
$110,598
-17%

Lecturer
$110,664
$78,363
+41%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

DigiPen Institute of Technology Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
10 : 1
Low
DigiPen Institute of Technology 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 DigiPen Institute of Technology versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at DigiPen Institute of Technology consists of 14 professors, 33 associate professors, 17 assistant professors, and 15 lecturers - 53 men and 26 women:
DigiPen Institute of Technology 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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