Missouri Southern State University: Faculty & Salaries

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

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Average
Faculty Salary
$79,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Missouri Southern 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
134
As a rule, well-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 Missouri Southern State University vary approximately from $5,000 to $9,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $79,000 a year - which is 29% lower than Missouri average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $6,292 a month on average; it is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $6,916 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MO Average
Difference

Professor
$100,776
$153,452
-34%

Associate professor
$76,788
$111,213
-31%

Assistant professor
$72,192
$97,400
-26%

Instructor
$69,168
$69,022
0%

Lecturer
$69,756
$91,020
-23%

Unranked Teacher
$70,836
$74,630
-5%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Missouri Southern State University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
17 : 1
Medium
Missouri Southern State University has a decent, 17:1 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 Missouri Southern State University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Missouri Southern State University includes 27 professors, 41 associate professors, 29 assistant professors, 19 instructors, 7 lecturers, and 11 unranked teachers - 57 men and 77 women:
Missouri Southern 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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