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Professors of Mathematics

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Mathematics" 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 Mathematics" 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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  $24,000      $24,000         1         20.00         0.00      Computer programming
  $30,000      $30,000         1         20.00         0.00      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $22,400      $22,400         1         20.00         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $21,000      $21,000         1         20.00         0.00      Engineering: Mechanical
  $49,000      $49,000         1         20.00         0.00      Liberal Arts/General Studies














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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  $34,646      $33,000        59         55.14     12867.68      Mathematics, general
  $31,772      $29,500         8          7.48     10043.47      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $25,829      $24,500         8          7.48      9305.41      Mathematics:  Applied
  $34,245      $23,760         7          6.54     16058.19      Statistics
  $39,018      $37,885         4          3.74     13598.91      Psychology:  Counseling
  $37,764      $35,528         4          3.74      7848.23      Education:  OTHER education
  $47,950      $47,950         2          1.87      2050.00      Business administration and management
  $40,226      $40,226         2          1.87      3226.00      Education:  Administration
  $23,000      $23,000         2          1.87      4000.00      OTHER mathematics
  $45,576      $45,576         1           .93         0.00      Physics
  $37,000      $37,000         1           .93         0.00      Computer science
  $31,992      $31,992         1           .93         0.00      Psychology:  General
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .93         0.00      History, other
  $26,904      $26,904         1           .93         0.00      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $23,662      $23,662         1           .93          .00      Computer/information sciences, general
  $23,000      $23,000         1           .93         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $21,200      $21,200         1           .93         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $18,200      $18,200         1           .93         0.00      Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
  $16,800      $16,800         1           .93         0.00      Environmental science studies
  $15,000      $15,000         1           .93         0.00      Engineering: Mechanical














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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  $52,388      $50,000        79         55.24     17778.53      Mathematics, general
  $54,352      $50,500        18         12.59     21578.25      Statistics
  $42,295      $40,316        15         10.49      8172.74      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $48,016      $43,000         8          5.59     19477.00      Mathematics:  Applied
  $41,343      $40,000         7          4.90      5934.61      OTHER mathematics
  $43,667      $36,000         3          2.10      5792.72      Physics
  $56,848      $56,848         2          1.40      5152.00      Operations research
  $38,500      $38,500         2          1.40     11500.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $35,500      $35,500         2          1.40      5500.00      Education:  Administration
  $63,600      $63,600         1           .70         0.00      Animal sciences
  $61,000      $61,000         1           .70         0.00      Accounting
  $55,000      $55,000         1           .70         0.00      Education:  Educational psychology
  $55,000      $55,000         1           .70         0.00      Psychology:  Educational
  $55,000      $55,000         1           .70         0.00      OTHER health/medical sciences
  $37,000      $37,000         1           .70         0.00      Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
  $35,000      $35,000         1           .70         0.00      Computer science
  $33,800      $33,800         1           .70         0.00      Public administration














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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  $37,000      $37,000         1         50.00         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $30,000      $30,000         1         50.00         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications

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