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Professors of Foreign Languages

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Foreign Languages" 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 Foreign Languages" 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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  $34,006      $22,000         5         26.32     18713.83      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $30,850      $33,199         4         21.05      5828.03      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $31,253      $26,000         3         15.79      3825.57      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $35,111      $35,111         2         10.53       889.50      Linguistics
  $30,000      $30,000         1          5.26         0.00      Architecture/Environmental Design
  $31,493      $31,493         1          5.26         0.00      OTHER biological sciences
  $38,000      $38,000         1          5.26         0.00      Education:  Special education
  $20,000      $20,000         1          5.26         0.00      Philosophy of science
  $21,061      $21,061         1          5.26         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology














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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  $34,760      $33,600        31         55.36     15112.78      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $35,400      $28,800         5          8.93      9892.22      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $43,333      $32,000         3          5.36      9392.67      Linguistics
  $40,833      $36,000         3          5.36      3423.77      History, other
  $46,264      $46,264         2          3.57       764.00      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $45,500      $45,500         2          3.57     27500.00      Education:  Administration
  $28,491      $28,491         2          3.57       839.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $27,640      $27,640         2          3.57      5640.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $38,000      $38,000         1          1.79         0.00      Music, all fields
  $36,986      $36,986         1          1.79         0.00      Communications, general
  $35,000      $35,000         1          1.79         0.00      Area/Ethnic Studies
  $31,800      $31,800         1          1.79         0.00      Architecture/Environmental Design
  $25,000      $25,000         1          1.79         0.00      Library Science
  $20,000      $20,000         1          1.79         0.00      OTHER business management/administrative services














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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  $46,430      $40,000        87         85.29     19728.66      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $45,980      $44,000         5          4.90      9434.07      Education:  OTHER education
  $28,500      $33,000         4          3.92      9836.16      Linguistics
  $89,000      $89,000         1           .98         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $51,000      $51,000         1           .98         0.00      Liberal Arts/General Studies
  $43,680      $43,680         1           .98         0.00      Area/Ethnic Studies
  $37,863      $37,863         1           .98          .00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
  $32,400      $32,400         1           .98         0.00      History, other
  $26,000      $26,000         1           .98         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education














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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  $19,200      $19,200         1        100.00         0.00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies

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