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Professors of Medicine
A description of the the work done by "Professors of Medicine" 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 Medicine" 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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$35,667 $27,000 3 30.00 6342.10 Biology, general
$38,586 $38,586 2 20.00 10585.60 Education: Secondary teacher education
$41,909 $41,909 2 20.00 309.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$30,000 $30,000 1 10.00 0.00 Animal sciences
$16,416 $16,416 1 10.00 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$60,000 $60,000 1 10.00 0.00 Accounting
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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$36,604 $32,600 7 22.58 6032.36 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$80,200 $72,000 4 12.90 44345.46 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$61,000 $64,250 4 12.90 18523.63 Education: OTHER education
$38,675 $37,000 4 12.90 10359.39 OTHER health/medical sciences
$40,750 $40,750 2 6.45 7750.00 OTHER biological sciences
$150,000 $150,000 1 3.23 0.00 Zoology, general
$131,000 $131,000 1 3.23 0.00 Philosophy of science
$70,000 $70,000 1 3.23 0.00 Physics
$45,000 $45,000 1 3.23 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$41,600 $41,600 1 3.23 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$35,616 $35,616 1 3.23 0.00 Biology, general
$33,000 $33,000 1 3.23 0.00 Health services administration
$32,000 $32,000 1 3.23 0.00 Public administration
$28,800 $28,800 1 3.23 0.00 Education: Administration
$24,972 $24,972 1 3.23 0.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic 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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$75,889 $70,000 9 13.64 25843.31 Biochemistry and biophysics
$75,889 $70,000 9 13.64 25843.31 Biochemistry
$69,918 $59,200 9 13.64 32406.83 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$53,833 $51,500 6 9.09 12575.33 Pharmacology, human and animal
$87,138 $86,625 4 6.06 34913.74 OTHER biological sciences
$65,500 $68,000 4 6.06 19576.77 Cell and molecular biology
$52,500 $52,400 4 6.06 6661.08 Biology, general
$48,625 $47,250 4 6.06 8103.82 Microbiology
$94,000 $80,000 3 4.55 9933.11 OTHER health/medical sciences
$91,100 $91,100 2 3.03 12100.00 Physiology, human and animal
$54,502 $54,502 2 3.03 13498.00 Chemistry
$49,550 $49,550 2 3.03 3950.00 Zoology, general
$150,000 $150,000 1 1.52 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$121,000 $121,000 1 1.52 0.00 Physics
$113,000 $113,000 1 1.52 0.00 Geological sciences, other
$84,000 $84,000 1 1.52 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$80,000 $80,000 1 1.52 0.00 Statistics
$73,000 $73,000 1 1.52 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$72,000 $72,000 1 1.52 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$70,273 $70,273 1 1.52 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
$70,000 $70,000 1 1.52 0.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$54,500 $54,500 1 1.52 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$52,000 $52,000 1 1.52 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$52,000 $52,000 1 1.52 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$51,000 $51,000 1 1.52 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$46,176 $46,176 1 1.52 0.00 Education: Administration
$44,000 $44,000 1 1.52 0.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$36,500 $36,500 1 1.52 0.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$22,000 $22,000 1 1.52 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
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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$96,186 $95,000 77 89.53 37854.78 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$105,000 $105,000 2 2.33 45000.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$70,250 $70,250 2 2.33 40250.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$57,200 $57,200 2 2.33 800.00 Pharmacy
$84,000 $84,000 1 1.16 0.00 Biochemistry
$84,000 $84,000 1 1.16 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$53,000 $53,000 1 1.16 0.00 Biology, general
$27,000 $27,000 1 1.16 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu