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Information Technology at Murray State University

Information Technology at Murray State University

If you plan to study information technology, 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.

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

Murray State Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT
  • Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Murray State Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

IT Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it 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 it.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Murray State Information Technology Master’s Program

36% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of it master's degrees went to men and 36% 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 master's in it.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer Systems Analysts 4,310 $71,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Systems Software Developers 2,300 $84,300
Computer Network Architects 1,160 $77,950

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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