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Career test for Northern Illinois students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 276+ Northern Illinois alumni actually went on to do.

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What Northern Illinois grads actually do

Based on 276 notable Northern Illinois alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
76
American football player
31
basketball player
21
actor
15
writer
15
television actor
14
film actor
11
journalist
11
lawyer
10
university teacher
9
baseball player
7
historian
7

Notable Northern Illinois alumni

Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
businessperson · lobbyist
Kurt Sutter
Kurt Sutter
television actor · television director
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis
science fiction writer · actor
Fritz Peterson
Fritz Peterson
baseball player
Anthony Maestranzi
Anthony Maestranzi
basketball coach · basketball player
Carrie Snodgress
Carrie Snodgress
television actor · stage actor
Larry Brink
Larry Brink
American football player
Michael Norman
Michael Norman
writer

Salary outlook for top Northern Illinois career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with college-educated teachers. In addition to the main campus in DeKalb, it has satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon, Illinois. The university is composed of seven degree-granting colleges and has a student body of approximately 16,000. NIU is one of seven public universities in Illinois that compete in NCAA Division I. The athletic teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

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

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