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What Northeastern grads actually do

Based on 452 notable Northeastern alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
89
ice hockey player
65
basketball player
26
lawyer
19
businessperson
18
baseball player
17
writer
16
journalist
15
actor
15
engineer
14
television actor
12
diplomat
11

Notable Northeastern alumni

Sohrab Ahmari
Sohrab Ahmari
writer · journalist
Mary Doria Russell
Mary Doria Russell
novelist · anthropologist
Olubanke King Akerele
Olubanke King Akerele
diplomat · politician
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
actor · writer
Jane Curtin
Jane Curtin
television actor · film actor
Shawn Fanning
Shawn Fanning
Internet entrepreneur · programmer
Patrice O'Neal
Patrice O'Neal
actor · television presenter
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
television actor · diplomat

Salary outlook for top Northeastern career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
ice hockey player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
businessperson
10th–90th percentile: $80,000$239,200
$206,680
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About Northeastern

Northeastern University (abbreviated as NU) is a private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male institute before being incorporated as Northeastern College in 1916, gaining university status in 1922. With more than 38,000 students, Northeastern is the largest university in Massachusetts by enrollment. The university's main campus in Boston is located within the center of the city along Huntington Avenue and Columbus Avenue near the Fenway–Kenmore and Roxbury neighborhoods. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, and 93% of undergraduates participate in a cooperative education program. Northeastern is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Northeastern maintains satellite campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina; Seattle, Washington; San Jose, California; Oakland, California; Portland, Maine; Burlington, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; New York City; London; and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada. The university's sports teams, the Northeastern Huskies, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) in 18 varsity sports. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in Hockey East, while the men's and women's rowing teams compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) and Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC), respectively.

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

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