Union County College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$137,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Union County College 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
80
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Union County College vary approximately from $8,000 to $14,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $137,000 a year, that is 7% lower than New Jersey average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $10,982 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries - $12,131 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
NJ Average
Difference

Professor
$157,128
$207,706
-24%

Associate professor
$126,168
$137,139
-8%

Assistant professor
$107,340
$114,607
-6%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Union County College Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
22 : 1
Medium
Union County College has a reasonable, 22:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios usually 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 Union County College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Union County College includes 37 professors, 28 associate professors, and 15 assistant professors - 30 men and 50 women:
Union County College 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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