[ Introduction | Salary by Major | Salary by Occupation | Help | Comments ]

Professors of Education

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

[ Return to top of page ]
  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $22,569      $12,000         3         42.86      7827.82      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $26,075      $26,075         2         28.57      1525.00      Education:  Pre-elementary teacher education
  $23,400      $23,400         1         14.29         0.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $35,000      $35,000         1         14.29         0.00      Sociology














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

[ Return to top of page ]
  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $45,031      $35,000        13         30.23     32072.16      Education:  OTHER education
  $32,567      $28,633         4          9.30      9344.49      Education:  Special education
  $47,480      $41,000         3          6.98      5987.28      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $33,575      $18,000         3          6.98     15502.97      Home Economics
  $32,277      $25,368         3          6.98      5086.33      Education:  Pre-elementary teacher education
  $82,500      $82,500         2          4.65     34500.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $45,000      $45,000         2          4.65         0.00      Education:  Educational psychology
  $45,000      $45,000         2          4.65         0.00      Psychology:  Educational
  $21,725      $21,725         2          4.65      1275.00      Education:  Administration
  $51,516      $51,516         1          2.33         0.00      OTHER communications
  $48,495      $48,495         1          2.33          .00      Statistics
  $44,200      $44,200         1          2.33         0.00      Business/Managerial economics
  $41,000      $41,000         1          2.33         0.00      History, other
  $40,000      $40,000         1          2.33         0.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $39,600      $39,600         1          2.33         0.00      Education:  Computer teacher education
  $37,440      $37,440         1          2.33         0.00      Political science and government
  $37,000      $37,000         1          2.33         0.00      Psychology:  Counseling
  $34,600      $34,600         1          2.33         0.00      Education:  Science teacher education
  $31,200      $31,200         1          2.33         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $28,000      $28,000         1          2.33         0.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature














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

[ Return to top of page ]
  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $43,978      $42,000        49         32.67     11289.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $54,504      $45,000        21         14.00     25373.65      Education:  Administration
  $47,035      $45,104        16         10.67     15974.19      Education:  Educational psychology
  $47,035      $45,104        16         10.67     15974.19      Psychology:  Educational
  $59,518      $50,000        11          7.33     20668.59      Education:  Special education
  $47,298      $43,658        10          6.67     13778.59      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $40,892      $39,500         6          4.00     12242.26      Education:  Science teacher education
  $69,093      $70,000         4          2.67      9367.92      Education:  Social science teacher education
  $77,667      $60,000         3          2.00     21545.82      Sociology
  $51,609      $33,000         3          2.00     15105.97      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $46,267      $37,800         3          2.00      6325.26      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $45,628      $40,000         3          2.00      6671.41      OTHER psychology
  $65,500      $65,500         2          1.33     25500.00      Psychology:  Counseling
  $61,500      $61,500         2          1.33      1500.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $46,875      $46,875         2          1.33      2875.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $42,900      $42,900         2          1.33       900.00      Music, all fields
  $85,892      $85,892         1           .67         0.00      Linguistics
  $84,000      $84,000         1           .67         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $46,000      $46,000         1           .67         0.00      Business/Managerial economics
  $41,000      $41,000         1           .67         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $41,000      $41,000         1           .67         0.00      Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
  $40,000      $40,000         1           .67         0.00      Psychology:  Clinical
  $36,000      $36,000         1           .67         0.00      Education:  Pre-elementary teacher education
  $36,000      $36,000         1           .67         0.00      Education:  Computer teacher education
  $35,344      $35,344         1           .67         0.00      Home Economics
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .67         0.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .67         0.00      Psychology:  General
  $28,000      $28,000         1           .67         0.00      Biology, general














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

[ Return to top of page ]
  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  $45,500      $45,500         2        100.00         0.00      Education:  Administration

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