McNeese State University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$89,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for McNeese State 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
232
As a rule, adequately 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 McNeese State University vary approximately from $5,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $89,000 a year - it is 12% lower than Louisiana average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $7,114 a month on average; which is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $7,755 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
LA Average
Difference

Professor
$118,512
$141,087
-16%

Associate professor
$94,524
$106,513
-11%

Assistant professor
$86,256
$97,937
-12%

Instructor
$65,964
$67,989
-3%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

McNeese State University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
19 : 1
Medium
McNeese State University has a reasonably decent, 19:1 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 McNeese State University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at McNeese State University consists of 37 professors, 42 associate professors, 109 assistant professors, and 44 instructors - 111 men and 121 women:
McNeese State University 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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