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What University of Missouri grads actually do

Based on 830 notable University of Missouri alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
166
lawyer
105
journalist
101
American football player
101
writer
63
basketball player
59
university teacher
48
judge
44
novelist
26
baseball player
25
actor
23
basketball coach
20

Notable University of Missouri alumni

Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger
film producer · flight attendant
Robert N. Bodine
Robert N. Bodine
lawyer · politician
James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke
writer · journalist
Diane Glancy
Diane Glancy
writer · poet
David R. Bowen
David R. Bowen
politician
Ralph Emerson Bailey
Ralph Emerson Bailey
lawyer · politician
Darwin Hindman
Darwin Hindman
politician
Darold Knowles
Darold Knowles
baseball player

Salary outlook for top University of Missouri 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
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
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
novelist
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About University of Missouri

The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Founded in 1839, MU was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." Enrolling 31,041 students in 2023, it offers more than 300 degree programs in thirteen major academic divisions. Its Missouri School of Journalism, founded by Walter Williams in 1908, was established as the world's first journalism school; it publishes a daily newspaper, the Columbia Missourian, and operates NBC affiliate KOMU. The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the sole source of isotopes in nuclear medicine in the United States. The university operates University of Missouri Health Care, running several hospitals and clinics in Mid-Missouri. Its NCAA Division I athletic teams are the Missouri Tigers and compete in the Southeastern Conference. The American tradition of homecoming is claimed to have originated at MU.

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

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