University of West Georgia: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - PoorCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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Average
Faculty Salary
$99,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of West Georgia 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
467
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 University of West Georgia vary approximately from $5,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $99,000 a year - which is 9% lower than Georgia average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $7,800 a month on average; which is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries, $8,859 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
GA Average
Difference

Professor
$123,156
$153,056
-20%

Associate professor
$100,560
$115,735
-13%

Assistant professor
$89,424
$102,552
-13%

Instructor
$67,272
$64,606
+4%

Lecturer
$77,652
$86,233
-10%

Unranked Teacher
$76,116
$69,185
+10%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

University of West Georgia Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
16 : 1
Low
University of West Georgia has a decent, 16:1 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 West Georgia versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of West Georgia includes 152 professors, 101 associate professors, 95 assistant professors, 32 instructors, 86 lecturers, and 1 unranked teacher - 202 men and 265 women:
University of West Georgia 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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