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Professors of Economics

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Economics" 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 Economics" 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

No person whose most recent degree was a Bachelors was in this profession.
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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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  $38,167      $34,000         3         33.33      4249.18      Business/Managerial economics
  $36,500      $36,500         2         22.22      3500.00      Business, general
  $29,250      $29,250         2         22.22       750.00      Financial management
  $60,000      $60,000         1         11.11         0.00      Business marketing/marketing management
  $60,000      $60,000         1         11.11         0.00      Education:  OTHER education














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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  $56,057      $48,350        64         79.01     25315.73      Economics
  $64,510      $42,000         5          6.17     19735.76      Agricultural Economics
  $62,400      $60,000         5          6.17      5748.04      Financial management
  $38,856      $30,000         3          3.70      6340.36      Education:  OTHER education
 $115,000     $115,000         1          1.23         0.00      Operations research
  $56,400      $56,400         1          1.23         0.00      Philosophy of science
  $47,000      $47,000         1          1.23         0.00      Education:  Administration
  $30,000      $30,000         1          1.23         0.00      Business/Managerial economics














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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  $45,000      $45,000         1        100.00         0.00      Financial management

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