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Engineering Physics at Murray State University

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Engineering Physics at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying engineering physics, 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. In 2021, 29 engineering physics 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 Engineering Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Murray State Engineering Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Physics

Murray State Engineering Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering physics progam at Murray State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 engineering physics major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Physics. 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
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools 2
Best Value Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2

How Much Do Engineering Physics Graduates from Murray State Make?

The median salary of engineering physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Murray State is $59,115. This is 11% higher than $53,359, which is the national average for all engineering physics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Engineering Physics Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics from Murray State in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical engineering physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering physics 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 engineering physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Engineering Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering physics 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,940 $117,490
Engineers 740 $79,690
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Engineering Professors 170 $80,500

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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