University of the West: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$88,000

Bad

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

In this report for University of the West 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

14

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.

Monthly faculty salaries at University of the West vary approximately from $5,000 to $9,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $88,000 a year, which is 42% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $6,937 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $7,520 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

5 : 1

Low

University of the West has a great, 5:1 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 University of the West versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of the West consists of 3 professors, 4 associate professors, 5 assistant professors, and 2 instructors - 9 men and 5 women:


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