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Career test for Oregon State students

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What Oregon State grads actually do

Based on 650 notable Oregon State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
105
politician
93
basketball player
83
baseball player
49
association football player
33
university teacher
31
writer
22
researcher
21
businessperson
19
engineer
18
Canadian football player
16
lawyer
16

Notable Oregon State alumni

Dainard Paulson
Dainard Paulson
American football player
Dave Mann
Dave Mann
American football player · Canadian football player
E. R. Jackman
E. R. Jackman
writer
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart
inventor
Ed Coleman
Ed Coleman
baseball player
Ted Stevens
Ted Stevens
lawyer · politician
Dwan Edwards
Dwan Edwards
American football player
Eric Maisel
Eric Maisel
teacher · psychologist

Salary outlook for top Oregon State 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
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
association football player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
researcher
10th–90th percentile: $59,010$158,160
$95,890
median / yr

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About Oregon State

Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university enrolls over 32,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs, and graduate and doctoral degrees through all of its 11 colleges. It has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R1 Doctoral University, designating "very high research spending and doctorate production". As of 2025, OSU is home to the fifth-largest engineering college in the nation. In 2024, nearly 38,000 students were enrolled at OSU, making it the largest university in the state. Out-of-state students typically make up over one-quarter of the student body. Since its founding, over 272,000 students have graduated from OSU. Initially chartered as a land-grant university, OSU became one of only four inaugural members of the sea grant program in 1971. Membership in the Space Grant came in 1991, followed by Sun Grant membership in 2003. OSU is also one of the top five doctoral university destinations in the nation for Fulbright Scholars (2022–2023).

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

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