Western Theological Seminary: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$104,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Western Theological Seminary 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
20
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 Western Theological Seminary vary approximately from $6,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $104,000 a year - that is 19% lower than Michigan average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $8,818 a month on average; which is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $8,620 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MI Average
Difference

Professor
$110,460
$173,000
-36%

Associate professor
$102,768
$128,558
-20%

Assistant professor
$82,008
$108,858
-25%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Western Theological Seminary Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
7 : 1
Low
Western Theological Seminary has a very good, 7:1 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 Western Theological Seminary versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Western Theological Seminary consists of 9 professors, 9 associate professors, and 2 assistant professors - 14 men and 6 women:
Western Theological Seminary 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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