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Career test for Mississippi State students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 510+ Mississippi State alumni actually went on to do.

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What Mississippi State grads actually do

Based on 510 notable Mississippi State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
164
basketball player
76
baseball player
65
politician
50
lawyer
19
basketball coach
19
Canadian football player
16
athletics competitor
16
weather presenter
16
journalist
12
engineer
10
judge
8

Notable Mississippi State alumni

Debra M. Brown
Debra M. Brown
architect · lawyer
Del Unser
Del Unser
baseball player
Gary Ervin
Gary Ervin
basketball player
Eric Moulds
Eric Moulds
American football player
Charles H. Johnston
Charles H. Johnston
military officer
George Doherty
George Doherty
coach · American football player
Hughie Critz
Hughie Critz
baseball player
Jack Lazorko
Jack Lazorko
baseball player

Salary outlook for top Mississippi State career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
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
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr

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About Mississippi State

Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production". The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on February 28, 1878, and admitted its first students in 1880. Organized into 12 colleges and schools, the university offers over 180 baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degree programs, and is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine. Mississippi State participates in the National Sea Grant College Program and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The university's main campus in Starkville is supplemented by auxiliary campuses in Meridian, Gautier, and Biloxi. Mississippi State's intercollegiate sports teams, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, compete in NCAA Division I athletics as members of the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi State was a founding member of the SEC in 1932. In their more-than 120-year history, the Bulldogs have won 21 individual national championships, 30 regular season conference championships, and 1 national championship title. The school is noted for a pervasive baseball fan culture, with Dudy Noble Field holding all of the top 26 all-time NCAA attendance records and the school's Left Field Lounge being described as an epicenter of college baseball.

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

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