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Career test for Texas Southern students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 123+ Texas Southern alumni actually went on to do.

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What Texas Southern grads actually do

Based on 123 notable Texas Southern alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
41
politician
22
basketball player
17
Canadian football player
13
lawyer
11
basketball coach
5
singer
5
actor
5
songwriter
4
judge
4
model
3
athletics competitor
3

Notable Texas Southern alumni

Robert Pruitt
Robert Pruitt
architectural draftsperson · animator
Jarvis Johnson
Jarvis Johnson
politician
Jim Hines
Jim Hines
athletics competitor · American football player
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan
women's rights activist · lawyer
Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams
recording artist · film actor
Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan
sports commentator · astronaut
Curtis Graves
Curtis Graves
photographer · politician
Dwaine Caraway
Dwaine Caraway
politician

Salary outlook for top Texas Southern 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
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr

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About Texas Southern

Texas Southern University (Texas Southern or TSU) is a public historically black university in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Texas Southern University is an important institution in Houston's Third Ward. Alvia Wardlaw of Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston wrote that the university serves as "the cultural and community center of" the Third Ward area where it is located, in addition to being its university. The university also serves as a notable economic resource for Greater Houston, contributing over $500 million to the region's gross sales and being directly and indirectly responsible for over 3,000 jobs. Texas Southern University intercollegiate sports teams, the Tigers, compete in NCAA Division I and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Texas Southern is home of the Ocean of Soul marching band.

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

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