Murray State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $9,708
In-State Cost of Attendance: $21,475
Out-of-State Tuition: $19,452
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $31,219
Student Debt
Median total debt: $15,000
Students with federal loans: 36.6%
Students with Pell grants: 31.4%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $38,962
After 5 years: $47,259
Majors(62 programs)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.(123 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(121 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(110 graduates)
- Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other.(107 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(100 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(79 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(79 graduates)
- Social Work.(70 graduates)
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.(67 graduates)
- Biology, General.(49 graduates)
- Research and Experimental Psychology.(45 graduates)
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(43 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(37 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(35 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(31 graduates)
- Music.(30 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(28 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(28 graduates)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(27 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(26 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(25 graduates)
- Marketing.(25 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(23 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(22 graduates)
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.(21 graduates)
- Engineering Physics.(21 graduates)
- Chemistry.(20 graduates)
- History.(20 graduates)
- Computer Science.(18 graduates)
- Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.(17 graduates)
- Public Health.(16 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(15 graduates)
- Mathematics.(14 graduates)
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(13 graduates)
- Sociology.(13 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(12 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(12 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(11 graduates)
- Journalism.(10 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(9 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(8 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(8 graduates)
- Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.(8 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(8 graduates)
- Economics.(7 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
- Graphic Communications.(4 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.(2 graduates)
- Physics.(2 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(2 graduates)
- Outdoor Education.(1 graduates)
- Information Science/Studies.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- Philosophy.
- Psychology, General.
- Human Services, General.
- Public Administration.
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
- International Business.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,646 students
Admission Rate: 86.2%
Retention Rate: 76.1%
Graduation Rate: 59.5%
Student Demographics
White (79.1%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Black (6.1%)
Asian (0.8%)
Two or More (3.2%)
International (3.7%)
Gender Distribution
Men (38.2%)
Women (61.8%)