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Accounting at Murray State University

Accounting at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Murray State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Murray State Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Murray State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 64
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors 11,160 $67,080
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,570 $48,540
Budget Analysts 930 $57,310
Credit Analysts 750 $75,160
Business Professors 630 $85,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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