Career-Focused Education

At Moore College of Art & Design, we focus on turning creativity into a career. With guaranteed paid internships, personalized mentorship, and global travel fellowships, 97% of BFA graduates are employed or in graduate school within a year. Access lifelong career support through our Locks Career Center.

Jacqui Moulder ’20, Illustration, at her internship with Anthropologie
Jacqui Moulder ’20, Illustration, at her internship with Anthropologie

The bottom line: Everyone at Moore works hard to make sure you turn your passion into a paycheck. It’s our job to take your creativity seriously and prepare you not just to succeed but to lead within any industry that could benefit from your talents.

Over 97%* of surveyed 2022 BFA alumni are employed or in graduate school just one year out from graduation, across all majors. And with a Business minor included in our curriculum, our students are prepared to continue Moore’s legacy of alumni-entrepreneurs. 

"The confidence I gained from my professors and the facility to explore careers at Moore is amazing. I love getting to know my teachers and letting them get to know me. They breathe excitement about what they’re doing, what they’re teaching us, and how they’re impacting our lives. I applied all of that to my internship."

—GABRIELA HEVIA '26, Animation & Game Arts 

A Moore education is real-world problem solving including guaranteed paid internships. It’s intellectual engagement, personalized mentoring and the development of hands-on technical expertise to truly succeed professionally. It’s industry connections, global travel fellowships and on-campus resources like our Fab Lab, materials library, personal studio spaces and the Locks Career Center that starts students on their professional futures right away. 

* Employment percentage based on a 83% survey response rate.

Here's How We Get You Ready for Your Career.

It's pretty simple, really—Moore provides every student with access to opportunities such as exciting internships, travel fellowships and a network of accomplished alumni and leaders in creative fields.

Moore students talking during class.

Access to Career Support for Life

Moore's Locks Career Center offers a wealth of lifelong resources, including access to the Connect Moore job bank and programs such as ROI (Resources. Opportunities. Inspiration.), a program to support budding alumni and student entrepreneurs.

Fashion design student working in the studio

100%of BFA students across all majors earn paid internships!

Moore is the only art and design college that provides a $1,000 paid internship for every student—many of which open doors to future opportunities.

Photo from student fellowship trip to Iceland.

The Chance to Take on the World

We offer competitive, merit-based leadership and travel fellowships every year for students who want to explore and reevaluate their personal, artistic and academic goal. It's a chance do some real-world learning outside of the classroom, and the opportunity of a lifetime!

Student and professor discussing an interior design project

97%of our 2022 BFA Alumni are employed or in graduate school just one year out from graduation!*

* Employment percentage based on a 83% survey response rate.

Get in touch with our Locks Career Center to learn more about how they can help you during and after your time at Moore at careercenter@moore.edu!

Career News & Stories at Moore

Moore alumni and students make their mark and make us proud! Many receive dream jobs right out of college, become entrepreneurs and start their own companies, or use the connections they made during their time at Moore to get where they want to go. Here's a curated collection of recent news and stories.