Careers and Outcomes

Follow your passion for teaching

The speech and theatre education program at Missouri State is specifically tailored to satisfy all the teacher certification requirements for the state of Missouri. Upon graduation and the completion of your certification exams, you will be prepared for any of the following career options:

Community theatre director

Debate coach

Individual events coach

Theatre teacher

Theatre educator

Language arts teacher

Public speaking teacher

Also, many school districts require their teachers to receive further master’s level certification. The speech and theatre education program will prepare you for success in a variety of graduate programs, including the MSEd in speech and theatre.