The Wright Institute: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$129,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for The Wright Institute 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
22
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.

Faculty monthly salaries at The Wright Institute vary approximately from $9,000 to $13,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $129,000 a year - which is 16% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $10,747 a month on average; it is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $10,445 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Professor
$154,680
$220,913
-30%

Associate professor
$149,700
$152,288
-2%

Assistant professor
$135,708
$130,634
+4%

Unranked Teacher
$115,080
$102,335
+12%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

The Wright Institute Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
21 : 1
Medium
The Wright Institute 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 The Wright Institute versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at The Wright Institute includes 5 professors, 1 associate professor, 3 assistant professors, and 13 unranked teachers - 3 men and 19 women:
The Wright Institute Faculty Demographics Chart

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

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