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Career test for UC Davis students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 758+ UC Davis alumni actually went on to do.

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What UC Davis grads actually do

Based on 758 notable UC Davis alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

university teacher
91
politician
69
writer
58
researcher
48
actor
35
biologist
33
journalist
33
American football player
25
novelist
25
artist
25
lawyer
24
television actor
22

Notable UC Davis alumni

John A. Lynn
John A. Lynn
historian · university teacher
Ellen Corbett
Ellen Corbett
lawyer · politician
Francisco Aragón
Francisco Aragón
literary scholar · translator
John C. Avise
John C. Avise
biologist
Katy Tang
Katy Tang
politician
Joyo Velarde
Joyo Velarde
musician
Eric Mar
Eric Mar
politician
Eric Schadt
Eric Schadt
mathematician · biologist

Salary outlook for top UC Davis career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
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
biologist
10th–90th percentile: $52,230$158,730
$91,100
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
novelist
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About UC Davis

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university in the Davis, California area, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905 and became the sixth campus of the University of California in 1959. Founded as a primarily agricultural campus, the university has expanded over the past century to include graduate and professional programs in medicine (which includes the UC Davis Medical Center), engineering, science, law, veterinary medicine, education, nursing, and business management, in addition to 90 research programs offered by UC Davis Graduate Studies. The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is the largest veterinary school in the United States. UC Davis also offers certificates and courses, including online classes, for adults and non-traditional learners through its Division of Continuing and Professional Education. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is considered a "Public Ivy". The UC Davis Aggies athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I, primarily as members of the Big West Conference with additional sports in the Big Sky Conference (football only) and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Athletes from UC Davis have won a total of 10 Olympic medals. University faculty, alumni, and researchers have been the recipients of two Nobel Prizes, one Fields Medal, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, three Pulitzer Prizes, three MacArthur Fellowships, and a National Medal of Science. Of the current faculty, 30 have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 36 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 13 to the National Academy of Medicine.

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

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