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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