A Mizzoumade® Future

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It’s an exciting world out there. We’ll help you develop the skills and make the connections to take it by storm.

Degrees That Deliver

A Mizzou education is so much more than a diploma. It’s a signal that you’ve got what it takes to succeed. Our alumni excel in exciting spaces — from the arts to aerospace and everywhere in between — showing the world what it means to be Mizzoumade®. That’s why the nation’s brightest students choose us, and why top companies choose our students. 

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Mizzou students talking to employers during a career fair

Cultivating Connections

Our Career Services team is committed to helping you explore opportunities, develop career-readiness skills and prepare for that big job interview. Mizzou graduates are highly sought-after, and each year thousands of recruiters partner with us to host career fairs, recruitment events and workshops.

11,500

Employers recruit Mizzou grads each year

95.3%

Of Mizzou grads are successful within six months of graduation

98

Fortune 500 companies that hired Mizzou grads in 2024

Major Companies Seek Major Talent

That means you.

Where will your Mizzou degree take you? Our Tigers have found success in every major sector. These are just some of the industry-defining organizations our alumni have joined.

  • Accenture 
  • AdKarma 
  • Aflac 
  • Apple 
  • AT&T 
  • Bayer 
  • Best Buy 
  • Caterpillar 
  • CBS 
  • Cerner 
  • CNN 
  • Deloitte 
  • Disney 
  • E&J Gallo 
  • Edward Jones 
  • Emerson Electric
  • Enterprise
  • Ernst & Young
  • ESPN
  • General Mills
  • Google
  • Huffington Post
  • KPMG
  • Lockton Companies
  • MassMutual
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • National Network to End Domestic Violence
  • NBC
  • The New York Times
  • PepsiCo
  • Pipeline
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Snapchat
  • TEKsystems
  • Toyota
  • United Nations
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Vanity Fair
  • Victoria’s Secret
  • Wells Fargo
  • X
  • Yahoo!
  • Zapier

Mizzoumade®

Inventors, entrepreneurs, entertainers — our Tigers are known for innovation and excellence. That’s why Time magazine named us No. 13 among flagship universities in its Best Colleges for Future Leaders ranking, based on an analysis of the 2,000 most influential people in U.S. business, government and society. These are just a few of our notable alumni.

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Anna Merkel

2022  

Launch Engineer, SpaceX 

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Portrait of Kyle Holtzman

Kyle Holtzman

2016

Business Lead, Google 

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Portrait of Cara Hartwig

Cara Hartwig 

2016 

Vice President, TPG Growth, Rise and TPG Next Capital Formation

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Portrait of Joey Greenstein

Joey Greenstein 

2014 

Programming Producer, Snap Inc. 

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Portrait of Katie Doetsch

Kate Doetsch 

2013 

Technical Integrator, Boeing 

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Bryan Helmig

Bryan Helmig

2011

Co-founder and CTO, Zapier

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Wade Foster

Wade Foster

2009, 2010

Co-founder and CEO, Zapier

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Portrait of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer 

2006

Major League Baseball Pitcher and Cy Young Award Winner 

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Portrait of Josh Kroenke

Josh Kroenke 

2004 

President, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche 

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Portrait of Nischelle Turner

Nischelle Turner 

1998 

Emmy Award-Winning Co-Host, Entertainment Tonight 

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Portrait of Hayes Barnard

Hayes Barnard 

1995 

Founder, Chairman and CEO, GoodLeap and GivePower 
Founder, GoodFinch 

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Portrait of Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm 

1993 

Emmy Award-Winning Actor 

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Portrait of John Anderson

John Anderson 

1987 

Mizzou Professor and Former ESPN Sports Anchor 

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Portrait of Major Garrett

Major Garrett 

1984 

Retired CEO

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Portrait of Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow 

1984 

Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

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Portrait of Pam Nicholson

Pamela Nicholson 

1981 

CEO, Enterprise

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Johnathan Murray

Jonathan Murray

1977

Documentary Film Producer, Co-Creator of MTV’s “The Real World” 

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Linda Godwin

Linda Godwin 

1976, 1980

Former NASA Astronaut, Professor Emeritus

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Portrait of David Novak

David Novak 

1974

Retired CEO, YUM! Brands 

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Portrait of Andrew and Peggy Cherng

Andrew and Peggy Cherng

1972 and 1971, 1974

Founders, Panda Restaurant Group 

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Portrait of Rodger Riney

Rodger O. Riney 

1968, 1969 

Founder, Scottrade 

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Portrait of Winnie Fritz

Winnie Fritz

1968

U.S. Army Veteran and Health Care Pioneer

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Portrait of Rich Kinder

Rich Kinder 

1966, 1968

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Kinder Morgan 

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Portrait of Sam Walton

Sam Walton 

1940

Co-Founder, Walmart and Sam’s Club 

Go beyond ordinary.

We know you’re ready to make your mark. The only question left is, what will it be?