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See which careers fit your traits — based on what 627+ BU alumni actually went on to do.

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What BU grads actually do

Based on 627 notable BU alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
94
writer
77
actor
66
ice hockey player
65
television actor
64
film actor
57
lawyer
48
university teacher
42
journalist
39
screenwriter
35
film director
30
voice actor
29

Notable BU alumni

Andy Breckman
Andy Breckman
film director · radio personality
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
civil rights advocate · opinion journalist
Sean Kanan
Sean Kanan
film actor · screenwriter
Andy Dorman
Andy Dorman
association football player
Jonathan Goldsmith
Jonathan Goldsmith
television actor · stage actor
Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss
lawyer · writer
Terry Carter
Terry Carter
actor · television actor
Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant
politician · writer

Salary outlook for top BU career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
ice hockey player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
film director
10th–90th percentile: $42,040$174,540
$82,510
median / yr

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About BU

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont. It was chartered in Boston in 1869. The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Boston Consortium for Higher Education. The university has nearly 38,000 students and more than 4,000 faculty members and is one of Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through 17 schools and colleges on three urban campuses. BU athletic teams compete in the Patriot League and Hockey East conferences, and their mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. The Boston University Terriers compete in NCAA Division I. The university is nonsectarian, though it retains its historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway–Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is located in Boston's South End neighborhood. The Fenway campus houses the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, formerly Wheelock College, which merged with BU in 2018. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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