The effect is that the professors here, even when they receive fewer dollars than professors living in such high-cost areas as Boston, New York and Los Angeles, are given dollars that go a lot farther because of the relatively low cost of living in the Triangle. The top 10 highest-paying public Research I institutions 1. This study relied on faculty salary data for the 1998-99 academic year compiled by the American Association of University Professors. I is a classification by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, based on the programs the institution offers, the number of doctoral degrees the institution grants and the amount of federal support the institution receives. I institutions according to the Carnegie Foundation's 1994 classifications, of which 59 are public.
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