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Murray State University

Murray State University
Po Box 9
Murray, Kentucky 42071

Website: Murray State University

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Bachelor's, Less than one year, Master's, One but less than two years, Post-Masters certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Agriculture / Agricultural Sciences General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biology General
  • Business
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Chemistry General
  • Child Care Provider / Assistant
  • Civil Engineering / Civil Technology / Technician
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Clothing / Apparel and Textile Studies
  • Communications General
  • Communications Other
  • Community Organization Resources and Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Drafting General
  • Drama / Theater Arts General
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Economics General
  • Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineer
  • Elementary Middle and Secondary Education
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Engineering Physics
  • Engineering Technology / Technician General
  • English Language and Literature General
  • Exercise Sciences / Physiology and Movement
  • Finance General
  • Fine / Studio Arts
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Foods and Nutrition Studies General
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History General
  • Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Housing Studies General
  • Individual and Family Development Studie
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician
  • Industrial Productuction Technologies / Technician
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • Institutional Food Workers and Administration
  • International Business
  • Journalism
  • Junior High / Intermediate / Middle School Teacher
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Library Science / Librarianship
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Technician
  • Medical Technology
  • Miscellaneous Biological Specializations
  • Music General
  • Music Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Nursing Other
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology
  • Office Supervision and Management
  • Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Relations
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education General
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Technology / Industrial Arts Teacher
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Veterinarian Assistant / Animal Health
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Management

Classification: Master’s Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 9,136
Undergraduate enrollment 7,487
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 42%
Women 58%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1%
Hispanic 1%
White non-Hispanic 86%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Murray State University Information

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