This Career Community is focused on the many different areas students can pursue in fields of communication and media. Browse blogs for career advice, look at resources for job and internship leads and watch videos profiling unique roles and occupations.

  • + CONSIDER CAREER PATHS
    View a sample of professional titles related to this major

    Visit My Next Move to browse for communication-related occupations by keyword or industry.

    • Advertising managers
    • Art directors
    • Audio and video technicians
    • Broadcast announcers & radio DJs
    • Editors (news, film, video, etc.)
    • Interpreters and Translators
    • Media programming directors
    • News analysts
    • Reporters & journalists
    • Producers & directors
    • Proofreaders & copy markers
    • Public relations specialists
    • Sound engineering technicians
    • Telecommunication equipment installers & repairers
    • Writers & author

    Need help exploring your career options? Take the Focus 2 assessment to search for occupations that fit with your interests, values, skills, and personality. Then speak with a Career Specialist about the results.

  • + EXPLORE MU MAJORS
    Check out communication-related MU majors, minors and certificates

    Please visit Majors@Mizzou and browse this site by career interests, occupation and by School or College. Remember, these are just a few examples of degree programs. A wide variety of MU majors can lead to a successful and satisfying career in communication and media.

    • Ancient Mediterranean Studies
    • Anthropology
    • Communication
    • Digital Storytelling
    • English
    • History
    • Film studies
    • Information Technology
    • International Studies
    • Journalism
    • Linguistics
    • Political Science
    • Philosophy
    • Romance Languages (French, Spanish)
    • Sociology
    • Textile and Apparel Management
    • Theatre

    Another helpful tool is the What Can I Do With This Major site where you can connect academic majors to common career paths and see typical employers that hire those majors.

  • + MAKE CAREER CONNECTIONS
    Learn how to have career conversations to find possible career paths 
    • Arrange an informational interview, learning about the real-life experience of someone working in a field or company that interests you.
    • Seek out mentors by making meaningful connections with upperclassmen, faculty, staff and alumni. 
  • + RESEARCH ALUMNI CAREER PATHS
    Discover the unique career paths of fellow Tigers!
    • Use LinkedIn to see what thousands of Mizzou alumni are doing with their degrees.
    • Explore the Career Outcomes web page to see what recent MU graduates are doing and where they are living.

Mizzou photojournalism graduate heading to National Geographic

University of Missouri senior Annie George often sees the world through a viewfinder. The native of Kirkwood, Missouri, was just 9 years old when she received her first camera, a small pink point-and-shoot.

It rarely left her hands.

“That camera …

By Eric Stann
Eric Stann
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7 Important College Experiences Students Should Include in Professional Portfolios

A common complaint from college graduates today is that employers expect too much experience for entry-level jobs. They have classes to attend and papers to write, social events, and possibly even part-time jobs. So, how can they compete with talent …

By Amanda Nell
Amanda Nell
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What Can You Do with a Journalism Degree? Your 2026 Career Guide

• A journalism degree qualifies you for 15+ career paths, including media reporting, content strategy, PR, corporate communications, and digital marketing. Not just newsrooms.

• Depending on the role, journalism majors earn between $40,000 and $90,000+. Digital and corporate paths tend to …

By Julius N. Mucha
Julius N. Mucha What Can You Do with a Journalism Degree? Your 2026 Career Guide
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Resources

Current job and employment trends based on a NACE (national Association of Colleges and Employers) survey of recruiters who hire …

Career readiness is a foundation of eight core competencies that broadly prepare college students for lifelong success in their careers …

NBCU Academy is a journalism training and development program designed to prepare college students for a career in the news …

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