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Career test for Western Michigan students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 400+ Western Michigan alumni actually went on to do.

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What Western Michigan grads actually do

Based on 400 notable Western Michigan alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
66
American football player
58
ice hockey player
54
baseball player
35
writer
27
basketball player
22
university teacher
15
actor
14
lawyer
14
film actor
14
television actor
13
poet
12

Notable Western Michigan alumni

Homer Stryker
Homer Stryker
physician
Joe Reitz
Joe Reitz
American football player · basketball player
Joel R. Beeke
Joel R. Beeke
theologian · university teacher
Marin Mazzie
Marin Mazzie
actor · singer
Joan Bauer
Joan Bauer
politician
Mike Nahan
Mike Nahan
politician · economist
Jeff LoVecchio
Jeff LoVecchio
ice hockey player
Jeff Campbell
Jeff Campbell
ice hockey player

Salary outlook for top Western Michigan career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
ice hockey player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
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
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 Western Michigan

Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. It was renamed Western Michigan University in 1957. Western is one of the eight research universities in the state of Michigan and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university has seven degree-granting colleges, offering 147 undergraduate degree programs, 73 master's degree programs, 30 doctoral programs, and 1 specialist degree program. It is governed by an eight-member board of regents whose members are appointed by the governor of Michigan and confirmed by the Michigan Senate for eight-year terms. The university's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are known as the Western Michigan Broncos. They compete in the Mid-American Conference for most sports.

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

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