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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

• 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...