SUNY Buffalo State University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$100,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for SUNY Buffalo 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
326
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.

Faculty monthly salaries at SUNY Buffalo State University vary approximately from $5,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $100,000 a year, it is 28% lower than New York average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $7,854 a month on average; which is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $8,873 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
NY Average
Difference

Professor
$121,836
$193,453
-37%

Associate professor
$101,760
$133,142
-24%

Assistant professor
$85,956
$110,554
-22%

Instructor
$63,996
$82,895
-23%

Lecturer
$72,912
$111,458
-35%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

SUNY Buffalo State University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
13 : 1
Low
SUNY Buffalo State University has a pretty good, 13:1 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 SUNY Buffalo State University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at SUNY Buffalo State University consists of 87 professors, 133 associate professors, 61 assistant professors, 3 instructors, and 42 lecturers - 156 men and 170 women:
SUNY Buffalo 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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SUNY at Fredonia Rating
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Nazareth College Rating
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