Congratulations to the #MizzouMade Class of 2023

The College of Education and Human Development celebrated 317 undergraduate and 418 graduate students at commencement ceremonies last weekend.

View photos from the events at the links below.

undergraduate commencement ceremony 2023
undergraduate commencement ceremony 2023
undergraduate commencement ceremony 2023
Undergraduate photo album 

Undergraduate students by the numbers 

Number of graduates: 317

  • 29% of undergraduates are the first in their immediate families to graduate from college
  • 44% of undergraduates completed a minor or a dual major
  • 24% of graduates are from out of state
  • Graduates represent 50 Missouri counties and 13 states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas 

By emphasis area: 

  • Bachelor of Educational Studies: 19 
  • Early Childhood: 27 
  • Elementary: 125 
  • Child Development and Education: 1 
  • Child Life Specialist: 15 
  • Early Childhood Education in a Mobile Society: 6 
  • Family and Lifespan Development: 32 
  • Language Arts: 23 
  • Mathematics: 14 
  • Science: 5 
  • Social Studies: 30 
  • Special Education: 20 

graduate commencement ceremony 2023
graduate commencement ceremony 2023
graduate commencement ceremony 2023
graduate commencement ceremony 2023
Master's & Ed Sp Graduate photo album  Doctoral Graduate photo album

Graduate students by the numbers

Number of graduates: 418

Degrees

  • Ed Sp: Educational Specialist
  • MA: Master of Arts
  • MEd: Master of Education
  • MLIS: Master of Library & Information Science
  • MS: Master of Science
  • EdD: Doctor of Education
  • PhD: Doctor of Philosophy

Degrees by department:

  • Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis: 67
  • Educational, School and Counseling Psychology: 159
  • Human Development and Family Science: 14
  • Learning, Teaching and Curriculum: 91
  • Information Science and Learning Technologies: 74
  • Special Education: 13