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Political Scientists
A description of the the work done by "Political Scientists" 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 "Political Scientists" 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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$35,400 $33,000 6 46.15 13894.24 Political science and government
$30,000 $30,000 2 15.38 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$48,000 $48,000 1 7.69 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$65,000 $65,000 1 7.69 0.00 Accounting
$43,000 $43,000 1 7.69 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$42,000 $42,000 1 7.69 0.00 Psychology: General
$32,427 $32,427 1 7.69 0.00 International relations
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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$44,784 $42,802 6 54.55 14888.73 International relations
$38,506 $26,000 3 27.27 9658.75 Public policy studies
$50,000 $50,000 1 9.09 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$24,000 $24,000 1 9.09 0.00 Environmental science studies
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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$61,025 $64,000 4 57.14 11412.79 International relations
$60,000 $60,000 1 14.29 0.00 Geography
$48,000 $48,000 1 14.29 0.00 Social Work
$31,200 $31,200 1 14.29 0.00 Public policy 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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$114,000 $114,000 2 100.00 36000.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu