Northeastern Illinois University: Faculty & Salaries

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

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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 Northeastern Illinois 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
261
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Northeastern Illinois University vary approximately from $5,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $105,000 a year - it is 21% lower than Illinois average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $8,474 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $9,169 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
IL Average
Difference

Professor
$131,904
$183,286
-28%

Associate professor
$112,524
$129,451
-13%

Assistant professor
$104,532
$115,234
-9%

Instructor
$69,180
$87,138
-21%

Unranked Teacher
$61,032
$93,616
-35%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Northeastern Illinois University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
9 : 1
Low
Northeastern Illinois University has a good, 9:1 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 Northeastern Illinois University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Northeastern Illinois University consists of 61 professors, 97 associate professors, 40 assistant professors, 56 instructors, and 7 unranked teachers - 119 men and 142 women:
Northeastern Illinois 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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