Questions about adjunct Professor pay, etc.

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  1. anngriffin777

    anngriffin777 New Member

    What kind of money do adjunct Professors make? How is it paid-weekly, by the student(s), etc.? Do you have to have a specific degree like an MBA or a master's in history, etc.? Can you have a generic degree like a professional studies, liberal studies degree? I think that I heard that you must have at least 18 hours in a specific discipline. Give me some information.
     
  2. graymatter

    graymatter Member

    There are hundreds of threads here that address those topics.
    1. Depends on the school. I have courses that pay $990 and courses that pay $3300. I have schools that pay bi-weekly, monthly, in portions and after the course is done. Most are straight contract but a few are per student.
    2. Yes.
    3. Maybe.
    4. Yes. At least 18 hours. More and more schools are requiring a terminal degree - even for undergraduate positions.
     
  3. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    I was hired with a masters degree in 2008, but the school now requires all new applicants to have a doctorate. There are a jillion industry experts who also have doctorates, so there is no short supply of applicants with doctorates.
     
  4. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    Also certifications, it is really hard to be able to land an accounting teaching position without a CPA or CMA. The same stands for IT, you should have at least one known certification to grab the attention of the employer.

    Devry pays around $3200 per 3 credit course but others like the UoP around $1000 bucks for a 3 credit course. Devry is a lot more demanding than UoP as it has high standards and requires you to grade a final exam.

    The terminal degree seems to be the standard now for an online teaching position. If you don't have the budget to pay 50K+ for a PhD, there are cheaper options with some foreign schools in South Africa and the UK. You can check the forum for information for these options. It is worth mentioning that a lot of people that teach online have PhDs from places in South Africa and the UK.
     
  5. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Not only does it very widely from school-to-school, it even varies widely within individual schools. Expect to be paid somewhere between $1200 and $2400, but there are plenty of exceptions.
     
  6. Smirnoff

    Smirnoff New Member

    Lets just skip to the end: from a compensation perspective, which school pays the most?

    Thanks, plenty.....
     
  7. Smirnoff

    Smirnoff New Member

    Need some help on this one......
     
  8. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    There is a huge crowd-sourced online database of adjunct pay, by school and program, at the Adjunct Project. Browse for yourself.

    For example, they currently report that University of Phoenix Online pays a median rate of $1,354 for a 3-unit course. Rates vary, from $1,038 in English to $2,012 in Computer Science.

    For comparison, DeVry Online reportedly pays $2,750 to $2,900.

    The highest paying adjunct positions, generally in the $6,000 to $10,000 range for a 3-unit course, are typically at well-known B&M universities or liberal arts colleges, not at online schools.
     
  9. graymatter

    graymatter Member

    My "best" is King University (Bristol, TN). They pay $6600 for 2 sections of the same course. Course lasts 5 weeks with 20 students in each (for a total of 40 students).
    My "least" (which will remain unnamed) pays $1000 for 5 weeks with 8 students in each.

    FWIW, I get $1,440 per 9-week course for UOP and teach their max (as I have for likely 5 years now). It's totally autopilot as there are only 2 real papers in the 9 weeks.
     

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