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Murray State University
Murray, KY · Public · 6,688 students · mostly bachelor degrees
23rd-cheapest of 79 Kentucky colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,096
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$23,485
Graduation rate
61%
Admission rate
86%
Median graduate earnings
$44,737
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,500
Average SAT
1133
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
33%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
141 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree$189,508Process Safety Technology/Technician · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$107,129Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree117 grads/yr$96,691Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$87,573Engineering Physics/Applied Physics · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$86,713Process Safety Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$84,705Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree30 grads/yr$73,149Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree85 grads/yr$72,462Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$67,173Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$66,204Accounting · Bachelor's Degree90 grads/yr$64,269Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$63,679Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree47 grads/yr$60,155Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$58,862Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other · Master's Degree78 grads/yr$58,618Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$58,265Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$57,764Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other · Bachelor's Degree125 grads/yr$57,686Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$57,136Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$56,780Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree59 grads/yr$56,263Environmental Health · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$51,848Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree72 grads/yr$51,818Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$51,771Community Organization and Advocacy · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$51,766
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.