New England College of Optometry: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$123,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for New England College of Optometry 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
44
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.

Faculty monthly salaries at New England College of Optometry vary approximately from $9,000 to $12,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $123,000 a year, which is 24% lower than Massachusetts average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $10,359 a month on average; it is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $10,090 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MA Average
Difference

Professor
$142,164
$221,428
-36%

Associate professor
$136,488
$146,123
-7%

Assistant professor
$113,400
$126,764
-11%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

New England College of Optometry Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
5 : 1
Low
New England College of Optometry has a great, 5:1 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 New England College of Optometry versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at New England College of Optometry includes 8 professors, 9 associate professors, and 27 assistant professors - 13 men and 31 women:
New England College of Optometry 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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