Missouri State University Springfield: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$101,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Missouri State University Springfield 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
717
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Missouri State University Springfield vary approximately from $5,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $101,000 a year, which is 9% lower than Missouri average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $7,715 a month on average; which is lower than average men faculty salaries - $9,111 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MO Average
Difference

Professor
$122,664
$153,452
-20%

Associate professor
$103,824
$111,213
-7%

Assistant professor
$97,140
$97,400
-0%

Instructor
$67,068
$69,022
-3%

Unranked Teacher
$66,432
$74,630
-11%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Missouri State University Springfield Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
19 : 1
Medium
Missouri State University Springfield 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 Missouri State University Springfield versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Missouri State University Springfield includes 204 professors, 194 associate professors, 182 assistant professors, 127 instructors, and 10 unranked teachers - 337 men and 380 women:
Missouri State University Springfield 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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