SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$141,000

Fair

Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences 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

89

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.

Faculty monthly salaries at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University vary approximately from $8,000 to $18,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $141,000 a year, it is 1% higher than New York average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $10,805 a month on average; that is much lower than average men faculty salaries - $14,344 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

9 : 1

Low

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has a good, 9:1 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 Downstate Health Sciences University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University includes 5 professors, 26 associate professors, 52 assistant professors, 5 instructors, and 1 lecturer - 23 men and 66 women:


Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is typically assigned by the college itself.