Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky · Public

All 49 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424/yr). Another 92 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,242
$30k to $48k	$6,347
$48k to $75k	$8,104
$75k to $110k	$12,811
$110k and up	$15,450
All families (average)	$9,096

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

49 of 141 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kentucky high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$57,686	+$22,262	clears the bar	$17,000	0.8 yrs	102
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$40,839	+$5,415	clears the bar	$23,752	4.4 yrs	99
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,797	+$6,373	clears the bar	$23,500	3.7 yrs	95
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$38,132	+$2,708	clears the bar	$20,801	7.7 yrs	93
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,462	+$37,038	clears the bar	$18,203	0.5 yrs	91
Business	Master's Degree	$96,691	+$61,267	clears the bar	$28,786	0.5 yrs	89
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Master's Degree	$58,618	+$23,194	clears the bar	$24,104	1.0 yrs	79
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$51,818	+$16,394	clears the bar	$17,500	1.1 yrs	78
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$50,821	+$15,397	clears the bar	$22,500	1.5 yrs	62
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$58,265	+$22,841	clears the bar	$21,235	0.9 yrs	55
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,800	+$9,376	clears the bar	$20,500	2.2 yrs	55
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$41,165	+$5,741	clears the bar	$23,500	4.1 yrs	55
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$84,705	+$49,281	clears the bar	$24,561	0.5 yrs	54
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$60,155	+$24,731	clears the bar	$18,800	0.8 yrs	47
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$64,269	+$28,845	clears the bar	$18,318	0.6 yrs	44
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$56,263	+$20,839	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	41
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,370	+$12,946	clears the bar	$24,033	1.9 yrs	34
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$36,657	+$1,233	clears the bar	$18,687	15.2 yrs	33
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,387	+$14,963	clears the bar	$19,369	1.3 yrs	33
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$44,101	+$8,677	clears the bar	$20,093	2.3 yrs	31
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$57,136	+$21,712	clears the bar	$42,000	1.9 yrs	31
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$87,573	+$52,149	clears the bar	$22,250	0.4 yrs	29
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,679	+$28,255	clears the bar	$21,061	0.7 yrs	28
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$86,713	+$51,289	clears the bar	$19,521	0.4 yrs	26
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$36,697	+$1,273	clears the bar	$26,731	21.0 yrs	26
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,383	+$5,959	clears the bar	$25,000	4.2 yrs	25
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$48,437	+$13,013	clears the bar	$21,411	1.6 yrs	25
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$51,848	+$16,424	clears the bar	$20,699	1.3 yrs	25
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$53,876 1-year earnings	+$18,452	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$43,844	+$8,420	clears the bar	$21,417	2.5 yrs	23
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,192	+$2,768	clears the bar	$22,500	8.1 yrs	23
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,173	+$31,749	clears the bar	$23,475	0.7 yrs	21
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$73,149	+$37,725	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	$107,129	+$71,705	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$65,290 1-year earnings	+$29,866	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,764	+$22,340	clears the bar	$22,925	1.0 yrs	18
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$48,334 1-year earnings	+$12,910	clears the bar	$24,593	1.9 yrs	17
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,739	+$11,315	clears the bar	$21,750	1.9 yrs	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,771	+$16,347	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$58,862	+$23,438	clears the bar	$22,500	1.0 yrs	14
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$56,780	+$21,356	clears the bar	$21,997	1.0 yrs	13
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	$51,766	+$16,342	clears the bar	$39,986	2.4 yrs	12
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,127	+$9,703	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Master's Degree	$43,802	+$8,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$51,638	+$16,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$79,974 1-year earnings	+$44,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	$54,022 1-year earnings	+$18,598	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,204	+$30,780	clears the bar	$19,037	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$189,508	+$154,084	clears the bar	$92,445	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,816	insufficient data	7
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Veterinary Administrative Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Air Transportation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Outdoor Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,424/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.