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Computer & Information Sciences at Murray State University

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Computer & Information Sciences at Murray State University

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, 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 approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Murray State.

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

Murray State Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Murray State offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Murray State Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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.

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Murray State. This makes it the #360 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

15% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Murray State. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 46
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Murray State Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

29% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from Murray State. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at Murray State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Murray State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 29
Computer Science 28
Computer Information Systems 20

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer User Support Specialists 6,180 $48,700
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer Systems Analysts 4,310 $71,500
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,190 $64,320

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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