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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. In 2021, 27 IT 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 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

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how Murray State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Information Technology Schools 264
Best Information Technology Schools 341

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in IT from Murray State. This makes it the #176 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

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
The IT program at Murray State awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 89% of these degrees went to men with the other 11% going to women.

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About 67% 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 18
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Murray State Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 2 IT students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Murray State, about 100% were men and 0% were 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 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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.

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