Lesley University: Faculty & Salaries

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

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Average
Faculty Salary
$105,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Lesley 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
155
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 Lesley University vary approximately from $6,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $105,000 a year - it is 35% lower than Massachusetts average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $8,510 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries - $9,178 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MA Average
Difference

Professor
$120,732
$221,428
-45%

Associate professor
$104,712
$146,123
-28%

Assistant professor
$94,284
$126,764
-26%

Instructor
$81,180
$101,330
-20%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Lesley University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
10 : 1
Low
Lesley University has a good, 10:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically 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 Lesley University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Lesley University consists of 52 professors, 44 associate professors, 46 assistant professors, and 13 instructors - 56 men and 99 women:
Lesley 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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