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Professors of Psychology

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Psychology" 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 Psychology" 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

No person whose most recent degree was a Bachelors was in this profession.
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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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  $38,461      $35,000         7         23.33     15803.69      Psychology:  General
  $38,100      $37,000         6         20.00      8198.98      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $25,248      $24,000         5         16.67      3039.41      Psychology:  Counseling
  $39,667      $32,000         3         10.00      8178.56      Education:  Educational psychology
  $39,667      $32,000         3         10.00      8178.56      Psychology:  Educational
  $43,550      $43,550         2          6.67     11450.00      Psychology:  Experimental
  $39,000      $39,000         2          6.67     11000.00      Psychology:  Clinical
  $58,500      $58,500         1          3.33         0.00      Education:  Special education
  $50,667      $50,667         1          3.33          .00      OTHER psychology
  $50,000      $50,000         1          3.33         0.00      Psychology:  Social
  $35,000      $35,000         1          3.33         0.00      Business administration and management
  $33,500      $33,500         1          3.33         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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  $49,895      $47,028        22         18.18     22193.31      Psychology:  Experimental
  $50,653      $55,000        20         16.53     14476.37      Psychology:  Clinical
  $51,953      $54,500        18         14.88     12362.94      Education:  Educational psychology
  $51,953      $54,500        18         14.88     12362.94      Psychology:  Educational
  $49,704      $42,000        13         10.74     16796.59      Psychology:  General
  $49,297      $43,260        12          9.92     15245.73      Psychology:  Social
  $41,473      $39,500        12          9.92     15841.36      OTHER psychology
  $47,377      $46,500         8          6.61     11476.52      Psychology:  Counseling
  $86,720      $48,000         3          2.48     45117.59      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $57,667      $48,000         3          2.48      7133.64      Education:  OTHER education
  $50,500      $42,000         3          2.48      9027.74      Psychology:  Industrial/Organizational
 $125,000     $125,000         1           .83         0.00      Anthropology and archeology
  $49,514      $49,514         1           .83          .00      Physiology, human and animal
  $47,700      $47,700         1           .83         0.00      Mathematics, general
  $40,000      $40,000         1           .83         0.00      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $39,000      $39,000         1           .83         0.00      Communications, general
  $37,000      $37,000         1           .83         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $35,500      $35,500         1           .83         0.00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies














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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  $43,700      $43,700         1        100.00         0.00      Education:  Educational psychology
  $43,700      $43,700         1        100.00         0.00      Psychology:  Educational

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