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Professors of Art, Drama and Music

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Art, Drama and Music" 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 Art, Drama and Music" 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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  $28,395      $27,000        11         32.35     10781.67      Music, all fields
  $35,133      $33,000         8         23.53     16087.94      Fine arts, all fields
  $30,067      $21,000         3          8.82      6986.34      Education:  OTHER education
  $23,000      $17,000         3          8.82      5354.13      Dramatic arts
  $23,000      $23,000         2          5.88      6000.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $21,600      $21,600         1          2.94         0.00      Sociology
  $46,000      $46,000         1          2.94         0.00      OTHER visual and performing arts
  $42,000      $42,000         1          2.94         0.00      Communications, general
  $70,000      $70,000         1          2.94         0.00      History, other
  $77,547      $77,547         1          2.94         0.00      Psychology:  General
  $36,000      $36,000         1          2.94         0.00      Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
  $10,260      $10,260         1          2.94         0.00      Home Economics














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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  $41,020      $38,400        55         45.08     19179.18      Fine arts, all fields
  $35,374      $30,906        25         20.49     14068.22      Music, all fields
  $36,001      $38,000        21         17.21      8346.39      Dramatic arts
  $27,658      $27,250         8          6.56     11761.21      Education:  OTHER education
  $37,533      $22,100         3          2.46     11231.01      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $34,460      $26,000         3          2.46      6564.32      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $41,500      $41,500         2          1.64     21500.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $25,350      $25,350         2          1.64      4350.00      Communications, general
  $42,000      $42,000         1           .82         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $40,000      $40,000         1           .82         0.00      History, other
  $39,000      $39,000         1           .82         0.00      Psychology:  Counseling














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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  $43,548      $41,000        33         54.10     13426.30      Music, all fields
  $40,732      $37,500        11         18.03     15542.19      Fine arts, all fields
  $48,140      $42,651         8         13.11     12922.85      Dramatic arts
  $36,333      $30,000         3          4.92      6342.10      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $37,500      $37,500         2          3.28      4500.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $48,000      $48,000         1          1.64         0.00      Education:  Special education
  $42,000      $42,000         1          1.64         0.00      History of science
  $33,750      $33,750         1          1.64         0.00      Communications, general
  $30,000      $30,000         1          1.64         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology














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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  $26,000      $26,000         1        100.00         0.00      Dramatic arts

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