Savannah State University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$94,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Savannah 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
131
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 Savannah State University vary approximately from $5,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $94,000 a year - that is 14% lower than Georgia average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $7,663 a month on average; that is about the same as average men faculty salaries, $8,035 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
GA Average
Difference

Professor
$118,536
$153,056
-23%

Associate professor
$96,552
$115,735
-17%

Assistant professor
$91,392
$102,552
-11%

Instructor
$68,892
$64,606
+7%

Lecturer
$76,608
$86,233
-11%

Unranked Teacher
$82,836
$69,185
+20%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Savannah State University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
21 : 1
Medium
Savannah State University has a reasonably decent, 21:1 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 Savannah State University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Savannah State University includes 26 professors, 34 associate professors, 45 assistant professors, 16 instructors, 8 lecturers, and 2 unranked teachers - 75 men and 56 women:
Savannah State 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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