General Studies at Murray State University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a general studies school? To help you decide if Murray State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general studies 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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Murray State General Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

Murray State General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Studies. 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State General Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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
Professors	890	$50,500

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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