Career outcomes
Where your MVU degree can take you
You want to know your education will pay off. See what Missouri Valley University graduates report after graduation, and find the support to plan your own next step.
About the data
Results you can check.
Graduate survey
Six months after graduation
Responses
423 graduates since December 2017
Licensure and certification
Teaching, nursing, and counseling results
After graduation
What graduates tell us.
Six months after graduation, MVU asks graduates what they’re doing. Here’s what 423 graduates have told us since December 2017.
Graduates can be working and in graduate school at the same time, so these numbers overlap. Sources: MVU’s internal graduate survey (December 2017 to present, 423 responses) and MVU’s recommendations to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. View the graduate survey ↗ (opens in a new tab) · See all student outcomes
Licensure and certification
Ready for licensed careers.
If your career requires a license or certification, these results show how MVU graduates have done on the steps that lead there.
Teaching
Every MVU teacher education cohort from 2016 through 2023 was recommended to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for certification.
Nursing
See NCLEX pass and employment rates for the BSN, and certification exam pass rates for the MSN–Family Nurse Practitioner program.
BSN rates (PDF) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
MSN–FNP rates (PDF) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Counseling
Graduates of the MA in Community Counseling take the National Counselor Examination (NCE). First-time pass rates are reported by cohort.
Planning to work outside Missouri? Licensure requirements vary by state. Check your state’s requirements before you enroll.
Explore your options
See where your program can lead.
Compare careers, pay, and job outlook, and see what MVU alumni are doing today.
Career Coach
Explore careers connected to MVU programs, with salary, job outlook, and in-demand skills.
College Scorecard
Compare costs, graduation rates, and graduates’ earnings using U.S. Department of Education data.
Alumni Success
Meet MVU graduates making a difference in business, law, coaching, agriculture, and more.
Start now
Build your career while you’re here.
Your outcomes start long before graduation. Here’s how to get ready, one step at a time.
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Explore your strengths
Take the Agile Work Profiler and meet with Career Services to choose a direction.
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Get real experience
Add internships, research, clinical work, and projects through experiential learning.
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Meet employers
Find jobs and internships on Handshake, and attend the Missouri Valley Career Expo each spring.
Your career starts now.
Find a program that fits your goals, and use Career Services from your first semester on.