Western University of Health Sciences: 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 Western University of Health Sciences 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

242

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.

Faculty monthly salaries at Western University of Health Sciences vary approximately from $7,000 to $15,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $137,000 a year, which is 10% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $11,062 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries - $11,829 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

14 : 1

Low

Western University of Health Sciences has a pretty decent, 14:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically 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 University of Health Sciences versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Western University of Health Sciences includes 51 professors, 77 associate professors, 102 assistant professors, and 12 instructors - 103 men and 139 women:


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