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See which careers fit your traits — based on what 344+ California State University, Northridge alumni actually went on to do.

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What California State University, Northridge grads actually do

Based on 344 notable California State University, Northridge alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

actor
51
television actor
45
film actor
40
film director
31
politician
26
composer
23
association football player
23
film producer
21
journalist
21
screenwriter
18
basketball player
18
voice actor
17

Notable California State University, Northridge alumni

Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox
television director · television producer
Robert Hilburn
Robert Hilburn
writer · journalist
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin Smith
television actor · film actor
Alice Brown
Alice Brown
sprinter
Morris Chestnut
Morris Chestnut
film producer · television actor
Eve Plumb
Eve Plumb
actor · painter
Robert Williams
Robert Williams
architect · mathematician
Amanda Simpson
Amanda Simpson
politician · scientist

Salary outlook for top California State University, Northridge career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

film director
10th–90th percentile: $42,040$174,540
$82,510
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
composer
10th–90th percentile: $34,240$173,810
$62,590
median / yr
association football player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,960 students (as of Fall 2025), it has the fourth largest total student body in the California State University system. The size of CSUN also has a major impact on the California economy, with an estimated $1.9 billion in economic output generated by CSUN on a yearly basis. As of Fall 2025, the university has 2,085 faculty members, of which around 37% are tenured or on the tenure-track. California State University, Northridge, was founded first as the Valley satellite campus of California State University, Los Angeles. It then became an independent college in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College, with major campus master planning and construction. In 1972, the university adopted its current name of California State University, Northridge. The 1994 Northridge earthquake caused $400 million (equivalent to $869 million in 2025) in damage to the campus, the heaviest damage ever sustained by an American college campus. The university offers 134 different bachelor's degree and master's degree programs in 70 fields, as well as four doctoral degrees. It is classified among "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs". CSUN is home to the National Center on Deafness and the university hosts the annual International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities, more commonly known as the CSUN Conference. Cal State Northridge is a Hispanic-serving institution.

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

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