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That's what I'd like to know - how LITTLE does an assistant professor make that 60,000 dollars of debt will take a lifetime to pay off, even in the absence of a

That's what I'd like to know - how LITTLE does an assistant professor make that 60,000 dollars of debt will take a lifetime to pay off, even in the absence of a mortgage (and presumably a car) payment?

luchak 17y ago
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/14/aaup http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/14/aaup might be a good starting point ... looks like the average for an assistant professor is around 60k, but Dartmouth is likely to be above that.
coliveira 17y ago
Assistant professors in humanities (even at an Ivy League school) don't make much money.
- sschronk 17y ago
  There is no demand for Humanities professors. Look at the job boards of the colleges and most of them are hiring either science, math or nursing professors. Also this person seems to have studied a fringe subject that would have a far weaker demand.
weaksauce 17y ago
according to the chronicle the average assistant professor salary is ~$80k. I doubt that a native american studies assistant professor will get that much but I have been wrong before. http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup/index.php?action=result&search=dartmouth&state=&year=2009&category=&withRanks=1 http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup/index.php?action=result&...
- sschronk 17y ago
  That seems like a lot of money. But if you will, please consider this simple scenario: Even after you obtain your degree you will start out as an Adjunct Professor. These jobs pay about 2-4K per course. After you have done that for about 10 years or so you might land a job as a professor at a community college. Now you're making about $40-55K. Teach there for another 5-10 years until you finally get a job at a University to make that $80K. Compare this (if you will) to the same person who leaves college with Ph.D and starts at $75K. The difference in earnings over a lifetime is huge.
- scott_s 17y ago
  That averages the science and engineering professors with the liberal arts professors. At my school, I know the starting salary for a CS professor is going to be around $85k. But looking at the History department, I see some assistant professors as low as $52k. See: http://www.collegiatetimes.com/databases/salaries/salary?name=&dept=history&school=vt&year=2009 http://www.collegiatetimes.com/databases/salaries/salary?nam...
sschronk 17y ago
I only make about $30.00/Hr as a professor of Computer Science. The colleges don't pay very well and the degree required to get the job is very expensive and time consuming.

luchak 17y ago

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/14/aaup http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/14/aaup might be a good starting point ... looks like the average for an assistant professor is around 60k, but Dartmouth is likely to be above that.

coliveira 17y ago

Assistant professors in humanities (even at an Ivy League school) don't make much money.

sschronk 17y ago
There is no demand for Humanities professors. Look at the job boards of the colleges and most of them are hiring either science, math or nursing professors. Also this person seems to have studied a fringe subject that would have a far weaker demand.

weaksauce 17y ago

according to the chronicle the average assistant professor salary is ~$80k. I doubt that a native american studies assistant professor will get that much but I have been wrong before. http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup/index.php?action=result&search=dartmouth&state=&year=2009&category=&withRanks=1 http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup/index.php?action=result&...

sschronk 17y ago
That seems like a lot of money. But if you will, please consider this simple scenario: Even after you obtain your degree you will start out as an Adjunct Professor. These jobs pay about 2-4K per course. After you have done that for about 10 years or so you might land a job as a professor at a community college. Now you're making about $40-55K. Teach there for another 5-10 years until you finally get a job at a University to make that $80K. Compare this (if you will) to the same person who leaves college with Ph.D and starts at $75K. The difference in earnings over a lifetime is huge.
scott_s 17y ago
That averages the science and engineering professors with the liberal arts professors. At my school, I know the starting salary for a CS professor is going to be around $85k. But looking at the History department, I see some assistant professors as low as $52k. See: http://www.collegiatetimes.com/databases/salaries/salary?name=&dept=history&school=vt&year=2009 http://www.collegiatetimes.com/databases/salaries/salary?nam...

sschronk 17y ago

I only make about $30.00/Hr as a professor of Computer Science. The colleges don't pay very well and the degree required to get the job is very expensive and time consuming.