Mathematics at Murray State University

If you plan to study mathematics, 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 approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,603 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Murray State University in 2021, 10 of them were mathematics majors.

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

Murray State Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Murray State Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math 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 math major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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 Mathematics Schools	253

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in math from Murray State. This makes it the #245 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Math Graduates from Murray State Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Murray State is $36,524. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Murray State Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in math from Murray State in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Murray State, 100% 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 math.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Mathematical Science Professors	540	$65,160
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Statisticians	80	$79,640

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.