The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$131,000
Good
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center 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
294
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 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center vary approximately from $6,000 to $15,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $131,000 a year - which is 26% higher than Tennessee average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $9,528 a month on average; which is way lower than average men faculty salaries - $12,894 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
TN Average
Difference

Professor
$177,156
$148,170
+20%

Associate professor
$138,468
$102,122
+36%

Assistant professor
$108,672
$90,019
+21%

Instructor
$75,888
$65,093
+17%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
7 : 1
Low
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a very good, 7:1 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 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center consists of 69 professors, 85 associate professors, 121 assistant professors, and 19 instructors - 123 men and 171 women:
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center 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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