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Career test for Texas State students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 153+ Texas State alumni actually went on to do.

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What Texas State grads actually do

Based on 153 notable Texas State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
25
actor
16
baseball player
16
television actor
15
film actor
14
politician
12
basketball player
12
writer
10
voice actor
7
businessperson
7
university teacher
6
screenwriter
6

Notable Texas State alumni

Scott H. Biram
Scott H. Biram
singer · songwriter
Sunny Sweeney
Sunny Sweeney
singer-songwriter · singer
Jonathan Joss
Jonathan Joss
film actor · actor
Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe
television actor · art collector
Lizzie Velasquez
Lizzie Velasquez
writer · motivational speaker
Julie White
Julie White
film actor · voice actor
Lance Hoyt
Lance Hoyt
American football player · professional wrestler
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
professional wrestler · actor

Salary outlook for top Texas State career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

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
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
businessperson
10th–90th percentile: $80,000$239,200
$206,680
median / yr

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About Texas State

Texas State University (TXST) is a public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas, United States, with additional campuses in Round Rock, Texas, and Querétaro, Mexico. Established in 1899, the university has grown to be the seventh-largest university in Texas. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 44,596 students for the 2025 fall semester, continuing a trend of enrollment growth over several years. Texas State University offers over 200 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs from its nine colleges. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education. Texas State is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and an Emerging Research University (ERU) by the State of Texas. It spent more than $160 million in research expenditures during fiscal year 2024. Texas State's main campus consists of 250 buildings on 517 acres (2.09 km2) of hilly land along the San Marcos River. It also has a 101 acres (0.41 km2) satellite campus at its Round Rock Campus (RRC) in the greater north Austin area. The university operates the 70 acres (0.28 km2) Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Park, a technology commercialization and applied research facility. Texas State has 4,522 acres (18.30 km2) additional acres of recreational, instructional, farm, and ranch land. The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State is the largest forensics research facility in the world. Texas State University's intercollegiate sports teams, the Bobcats, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and will be part of the Pac-12 conference on July 1, 2026.

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

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