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Faculty Salaries Outpace Inflation at Public Colleges, Survey Finds.
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
An annual national survey of college faculty salaries found faculty at public institutions faring better than those at private schools, with the latter receiving smaller raises than last year. The survey's focus is on undergraduate programs. Engineering faculty had the highest and nursing faculty the lowest average salaries. Average salaries, by…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Record Number of Doctorates Awarded in 1997.
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
United States institutions awarded 42,705 doctorates in 1997, the highest one-year total ever, and a 32% increase over a decade ago. Some fields, primarily the sciences and engineering, experienced declines. Data are presented on the demographic characteristics and employment/postdoctoral education plans of doctorate recipients, institutions…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Trends
The Number of Minority Ph.D.'s Reached an All-Time High in 1996.
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
The number of Black, Hispanic, Asian American, and American Indian students earning doctorates in 1996 continued a decade-long rise. Total number of doctorates also rose, fueled chiefly by increases in degrees to foreign students. Numbers and percentages of earned doctorates are presented by field and student characteristics, and numbers are…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Doctoral Degrees
Engineering Professors Hold On to Top Spot in Survey of Campus Salaries for 1992-93; Fact File: Average Faculty Salaries by Rank in Selected Fields at Four-Year Institutions, 1992-93.
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
An annual national survey of college faculty salaries shows that engineering faculty are still the best paid, but top earners in new hires are in certain business and management fields. Overall, salary increases were limited. Average salaries are presented by rank for 55 disciplines, by public and private sector. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Business Professors Become Top Wage Earners at Public Universities, Supplanting Engineers; Fact File: Average Faculty Salaries by Rank in Selected Fields at Four-Year Institutions, 1991-92.
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
A recent report indicates that at public colleges and universities, business and management professors receive the highest salaries. At private institutions, engineering faculty remain the highest paid. Lowest-paid faculty remain the same. Collective bargaining affected pay raises. Private and public institution average salaries are tabulated, by…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Business Administration Education, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Blacks Earned Fewer Doctorates in 1992 than in 1991, Study Finds.
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
An annual survey of doctoral degree recipients found that in 1992, in comparison with the previous year, there were fewer African-American recipients, there were slightly more recipients in other ethnic and minority groups, and there were more women recipients. Student demographic characteristics, planned postdoctoral study and employment, and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Citizenship, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Attainment