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Professors of History

A description of the the work done by "Professors of History" 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 History" 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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  $50,400      $50,400         1         33.33         0.00      Business administration and management
  $50,000      $50,000         1         33.33         0.00      Psychology:  General
  $27,975      $27,975         1         33.33         0.00      OTHER psychology














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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  $37,706      $35,000        13         81.25     12166.48      History, other
  $34,139      $34,139         2         12.50      1738.50      Education:  Social science teacher education
 $150,000     $150,000         1          6.25         0.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature














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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  $48,223      $47,819        62         87.32     16750.11      History, other
  $46,251      $42,120         6          8.45     15325.00      Area/Ethnic Studies
  $35,500      $35,500         2          2.82      2500.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $52,000      $52,000         1          1.41         0.00      OTHER social 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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  $50,000      $52,500         4        100.00         0.00      History, other

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