MU Geography students learn to creatively think through and solve social, environmental, and spatial problems in three dimensions. The result is that geography majors receive marketable skills during their undergraduate experience. Recent graduates work for companies such as ESRI and Garmin. MU geography graduates have also found employment with government agencies, including the National Park Service, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Missouri Department of Transportation. Recent alumni of the program earn full-time average salaries of approximately $40,000-60,000.