Western Michigan University Law School: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$143,000

Fair

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

In this report for Western Michigan University Law School 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

33

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 Western Michigan University Law School vary approximately from $5,000 to $13,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $143,000 a year - which is 11% higher than Michigan average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $12,132 a month on average; which is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $11,624 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

16 : 1

Low

Western Michigan University Law School has a decent, 16:1 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 Western Michigan University Law School versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Western Michigan University Law School consists of 26 professors, 4 associate professors, 1 assistant professor, and 2 unranked teachers - 16 men and 17 women:


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