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What University of Miami grads actually do

Based on 769 notable University of Miami alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
101
politician
78
actor
48
lawyer
47
baseball player
46
basketball player
43
writer
40
journalist
38
composer
37
television actor
34
businessperson
30
university teacher
28

Notable University of Miami alumni

Dan Radakovich
Dan Radakovich
American football player
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett
voice actor · television actor
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
baseball player
Charlton Jimerson
Charlton Jimerson
baseball player
Richard A. Lupoff
Richard A. Lupoff
science fiction writer · fanzine editor
Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Carlos Lopez-Cantera
politician
Dagmar R. Henney
Dagmar R. Henney
mathematician · university teacher
Clyde Roper
Clyde Roper
zoologist

Salary outlook for top University of Miami career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
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
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

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About University of Miami

The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. As of 2025, the university enrolled 20,104 students in two colleges and eight schools across over 350 academic majors and programs, including the Miller School of Medicine in Miami's Health District, the law school on the main campus, the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science on Virginia Key, and additional research facilities in southern Miami-Dade County. The University of Miami offers 154 undergraduate, 150 master's, and 70 doctoral degree programs. With over 21,000 faculty and staff as of 2025, the University of Miami is the second-largest employer in Miami-Dade County. The university's main campus in Coral Gables spans 240 acres (0.97 km2), has over 5,700,000 square feet (530,000 m2) of buildings, and is located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Miami, the heart of the nation's sixth-largest and world's 70th-largest metropolitan area. As of 2024, the university had annual research expenditures of $520 million, making it the 61st-largest university for research in the nation. As of 2025, the University of Miami has 240,769 alumni from all 50 states and 174 foreign nations. University of Miami faculty include a number of notable academics across nearly all disciplines, including four Nobel Prize recipients. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The University of Miami's intercollegiate athletic teams are collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes and compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Its football team has won five national championships since 1983, and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.

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

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