West Coast University Miami: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$94,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for West Coast University Miami 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
35
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 West Coast University Miami vary approximately from $7,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $94,000 a year - it is 14% lower than Florida average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $7,869 a month on average; which is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $7,711 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
FL Average
Difference

Associate professor
$95,208
$120,454
-21%

Assistant professor
$92,616
$102,310
-9%

Instructor
$93,720
$72,600
+29%

Unranked Teacher
$109,104
$81,347
+34%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

West Coast University Miami Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
9 : 1
Low
West Coast University Miami has a good, 9:1 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 West Coast University Miami versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at West Coast University Miami includes 2 associate professors, 8 assistant professors, 24 instructors, and 1 unranked teacher - 8 men and 27 women:
West Coast University Miami 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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