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Professors of Law

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Law" 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 Law" 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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  $52,977      $52,977         1         20.00         0.00      Accounting
  $38,108      $38,108         1         20.00         0.00      Criminal Justice/Protective Services
  $25,000      $25,000         1         20.00         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
 $117,150     $117,150         1         20.00         0.00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
  $28,428      $28,428         1         20.00         0.00      Psychology:  General














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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  $85,650      $87,500         6         54.55     23212.34      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
  $80,000      $80,000         1          9.09         0.00      Education:  Social science teacher education
  $46,474      $46,474         1          9.09         0.00      Library Science
  $42,000      $42,000         1          9.09         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $37,200      $37,200         1          9.09         0.00      OTHER business management/administrative services
  $30,000      $30,000         1          9.09         0.00      Criminal Justice/Protective 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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  $72,000      $40,000         5         45.45     29113.57      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
  $57,500      $57,500         2         18.18     24500.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $83,200      $83,200         1          9.09         0.00      Political science and government
  $62,400      $62,400         1          9.09         0.00      Physics
  $60,000      $60,000         1          9.09         0.00      Philosophy of science
  $35,576      $35,576         1          9.09         0.00      Criminal Justice/Protective Services














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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  $70,572      $70,800        37        100.00         0.00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies

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