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Health Professions at Murray State University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Murray State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year.

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

Murray State Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

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.

Murray State does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Murray State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #423 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	116
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Murray State Health Professions Master’s Program

97% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Murray State, 88% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions 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
Nursing	149
Communication Sciences	78
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	36
Public Health	34
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	17

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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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