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Public Health at Murray State University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Murray State.

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

Murray State Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Murray State Public Health Rankings

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

Public Health Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public health program at Murray State awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health 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 public health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,580 $66,730
Community Health Workers 1,220 $38,210
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,200 $51,740

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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