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Career test for Washington State students

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What Washington State grads actually do

Based on 683 notable Washington State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
211
basketball player
80
politician
64
baseball player
39
Canadian football player
35
university teacher
34
athletics competitor
21
writer
20
researcher
19
basketball coach
16
association football player
14
American football coach
14

Notable Washington State alumni

Michael Reilly
Michael Reilly
gridiron football player · American football player
Laurie Niemi
Laurie Niemi
American football player · Canadian football player
Michael Baumgartner
Michael Baumgartner
politician
Etsujirō Uehara
Etsujirō Uehara
politician · political scientist
Weldon B. Gibson
Weldon B. Gibson
scientist
Mike Utley
Mike Utley
American football player
Leslie Wong
Leslie Wong
academic
Yasser Abbas
Yasser Abbas
entrepreneur

Salary outlook for top Washington State career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
baseball 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
association football player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About Washington State

Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West. With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and a total enrollment of 28,581, it is the second largest institution of higher education in Washington state behind the University of Washington. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The WSU Pullman campus stands on a hill and is characterized by open spaces and a red brick and basalt material palette—materials originally found on site. The university sits within the rolling topography of the Palouse in rural eastern Washington and remains closely connected to the town and the region. The university also operates campuses across Washington at WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver, all founded in 1989. In 2012, WSU launched an Internet-based Global Campus, which includes its online degree program, WSU Online. In 2015, WSU expanded to a sixth campus at WSU Everett. These campuses award primarily bachelor's and master's degrees. Freshmen and sophomores were first admitted to the Vancouver campus in 2006 and to the Tri-Cities campus in 2007. WSU's athletic teams are called the Cougars and the school colors are crimson and gray. Following the 2024 collapse of the Pac-12 Conference, most of WSU's six men's and nine women's varsity teams compete in the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference. WSU is one of two remaining members of the Pac-12, which will resume full operations in 2026 with the confirmed addition of six new members. The men's and women's indoor track teams compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

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

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