Business, Management & Marketing at Murray State University

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, take a look at what Murray State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449. In 2021, 204 business, management and marketing majors received their bachelor's degree from Murray State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Murray State Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Murray State offers distance education options for business, management and marketing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Murray State Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at Murray State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	269
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools	338
	723
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Basic Certificate Schools	991
	1,071
	1,078
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,187
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	1,455

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Murray State. This makes it the #557 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Business, Management & Marketing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of business, management and marketing associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business, management and marketing at Murray State are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a associate's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Murray State Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students earned a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing from Murray State. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at Murray State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	166
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Murray State Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

Of the 70 students who earned a master's degree in Business, Management & Marketing from Murray State in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Murray State, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Murray State also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management and marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Murray State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	155
Business Administration & Management	36
Accounting	33
Finance & Financial Management	30
Marketing	23

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Customer Service Representatives	42,300	$32,230
Office Clerks	36,580	$29,520
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	25,450	$32,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.