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Professors of Sociology

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Sociology" 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 Sociology" 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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  $14,560      $14,560         1         50.00         0.00      Communications, general
  $22,464      $22,464         1         50.00         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters














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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  $51,564      $51,564         2         33.33     14436.00      Social Work
  $66,000      $66,000         1         16.67         0.00      Education:  Social science teacher education
  $60,000      $60,000         1         16.67         0.00      Psychology:  Counseling
  $33,000      $33,000         1         16.67         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $18,000      $18,000         1         16.67         0.00      Anthropology and archeology














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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  $52,500      $52,500         1         16.67         0.00      Political science and government
  $50,000      $50,000         1         16.67         0.00      History of science
  $44,000      $44,000         1         16.67         0.00      Social Work
  $43,685      $43,685         1         16.67         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $40,000      $40,000         1         16.67         0.00      Public policy studies
  $35,000      $35,000         1         16.67         0.00      Education:  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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  $42,000      $42,000         1        100.00         0.00      History of science

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