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Professors of Social Work

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Social Work" 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 Social Work" 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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  $25,460      $22,800         5         35.71      4533.25      Psychology:  General
  $49,938      $37,875         4         28.57     33005.86      Social Work
  $17,680      $17,680         1          7.14         0.00      Criminal Justice/Protective Services
  $19,900      $19,900         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $21,600      $21,600         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  Special education
  $28,600      $28,600         1          7.14         0.00      Education:  Social science teacher education
  $42,000      $42,000         1          7.14         0.00      Psychology:  Industrial/Organizational














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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  $35,915      $32,000        25         80.65      9914.14      Social Work
  $29,632      $29,632         2          6.45       632.00      Psychology:  Counseling
  $40,000      $40,000         1          3.23         0.00      Education:  Special education
  $30,664      $30,664         1          3.23         0.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $24,000      $24,000         1          3.23         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $16,560      $16,560         1          3.23         0.00      International relations














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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  $42,473      $40,000        11         57.89      7157.21      Social Work
  $47,283      $28,600         3         15.79     13740.23      Education:  OTHER education
  $49,300      $49,300         1          5.26         0.00      History, other
  $46,000      $46,000         1          5.26         0.00      Physiology, human and animal
  $45,000      $45,000         1          5.26         0.00      Education:  Educational psychology
  $45,000      $45,000         1          5.26         0.00      Psychology:  Educational
  $45,000      $45,000         1          5.26         0.00      Psychology:  General
  $39,984      $39,984         1          5.26         0.00      Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

There is no information on these degrees for this profession.

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