AVERAGE 1997-98 FACULTY SALARIES AT COMPARABLE AASCU* INSTITUTIONS IN THE SOUTH

*American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).  Comparable institutions included in the study were selected as public institutions offering less than the doctoral degree and with student enrollments from 6,000 to 14,000.  A list of the institutions used in the study is provided under Sources, p. 125.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Substantial salary differentials exist among different discipline groups in comparable AASCU institutions as they do at Kennesaw State and throughout the nation.
   
• Average salaries in the arts and humanities are typically lowest, while those in business fields and computer science are among the highest. Nationally, salaries in medicine, law and engineering programs are even higher.