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Professors of Agriculture

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Agriculture" can be found in the occupational outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people in our data set who were "Professors of Agriculture" and have identified the most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for each degree.













Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $34,333      $18,000         3         37.50     11614.17      OTHER agricultural business and production
  $35,500      $35,500         2         25.00      4500.00      Animal sciences
  $34,000      $34,000         1         12.50         0.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $33,200      $33,200         1         12.50         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $48,400      $48,400         1         12.50         0.00      Education:  OTHER education














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Masters Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $35,176      $28,000         5         50.00     17700.05      Plant sciences
  $48,000      $48,000         2         20.00     12000.00      Animal sciences
  $31,000      $31,000         2         20.00      9000.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $32,000      $32,000         1         10.00         0.00      Education:  Administration














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Ph.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $62,200      $55,000         3         17.65      7179.60      Plant sciences
  $43,703      $33,000         3         17.65      7607.63      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $77,900      $77,900         2         11.76      4400.00      Agricultural Economics
  $74,680      $74,680         2         11.76     23320.00      Food sciences and technology
  $64,200      $64,200         2         11.76     13800.00      Genetics, animal and plant
  $66,000      $66,000         1          5.88         0.00      Ecology
  $65,000      $65,000         1          5.88         0.00      Animal sciences
  $49,500      $49,500         1          5.88         0.00      Zoology, general
  $42,000      $42,000         1          5.88         0.00      Biochemistry
  $42,000      $42,000         1          5.88         0.00      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $32,000      $32,000         1          5.88         0.00      OTHER biological sciences














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $28,800      $28,800         1        100.00         0.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)

Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu