Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Information Technology at Murray State University

Information Technology at Murray State University

What traits are you looking for in a it school? To help you decide if Murray State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's it program.

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

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

23% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

undefined

About 84% 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.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Murray State Information Technology Master’s Program

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

undefined

Of the students who received a it master's degree from Murray State, 89% 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 it.

undefined
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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Computer & IS Security 29

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
Computer User Support Specialists 6,180 $48,700
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,190 $64,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Computer Workers 2,500 $79,420

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.