Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky · Public
Graduate earnings
34of 34 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424 a year).
34 of 81 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 47: 40 with no earnings published and 7 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 60 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$9,096 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$9,096 a year
About $36,384 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Kentucky high-school graduate ($35,424 a year).
49 of 141 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | 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 | 125 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $96,691 | +$61,267 | above HS line | $28,786 | 0.5 yrs | 117 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $38,132 | +$2,708 | clears the bar | $20,801 | 7.7 yrs | 92 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $64,269 | +$28,845 | clears the bar | $18,318 | 0.6 yrs | 90 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $72,462 | +$37,038 | clears the bar | $18,203 | 0.5 yrs | 85 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,797 | +$6,373 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 3.7 yrs | 83 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Master's Degree | $58,618 | +$23,194 | above HS line | $24,104 | 1.0 yrs | 78 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $51,818 | +$16,394 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.1 yrs | 72 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,800 | +$9,376 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 2.2 yrs | 67 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $56,263 | +$20,839 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 59 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $50,821 | +$15,397 | above HS line | $22,500 | 1.5 yrs | 58 |
| 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 | 48 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $60,155 | +$24,731 | above HS line | $18,800 | 0.8 yrs | 47 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,370 | +$12,946 | clears the bar | $24,033 | 1.9 yrs | 47 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $58,265 | +$22,841 | clears the bar | $21,235 | 0.9 yrs | 45 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $53,8761-year earnings | +$18,452 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 43 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $44,101 | +$8,677 | above HS line | $20,093 | 2.3 yrs | 39 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,713 | +$51,289 | clears the bar | $19,521 | 0.4 yrs | 38 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $43,844 | +$8,420 | clears the bar | $21,417 | 2.5 yrs | 32 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $87,573 | +$52,149 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.4 yrs | 32 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $41,383 | +$5,959 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.2 yrs | 31 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $73,149 | +$37,725 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $36,657 | +$1,233 | clears the bar | $18,687 | 15.2 yrs | 30 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $48,437 | +$13,013 | clears the bar | $21,411 | 1.6 yrs | 30 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,192 | +$2,768 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 8.1 yrs | 28 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $36,697 | +$1,273 | clears the bar | $26,731 | 21.0 yrs | 27 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $50,387 | +$14,963 | clears the bar | $19,369 | 1.3 yrs | 25 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $57,136 | +$21,712 | above HS line | $42,000 | 1.9 yrs | 23 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,764 | +$22,340 | clears the bar | $22,925 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $63,679 | +$28,255 | clears the bar | $21,061 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $51,848 | +$16,424 | clears the bar | $20,699 | 1.3 yrs | 19 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $48,3341-year earnings | +$12,910 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,593 | 1.9 yrs | 18 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,780 | +$21,356 | clears the bar | $21,997 | 1.0 yrs | 17 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,173 | +$31,749 | clears the bar | $23,475 | 0.7 yrs | 16 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $107,129 | +$71,705 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $58,862 | +$23,438 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.0 yrs | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,739 | +$11,315 | clears the bar | $21,750 | 1.9 yrs | 15 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $51,771 | +$16,347 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | $51,766 | +$16,342 | above HS line | $39,986 | 2.4 yrs | 13 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $79,9741-year earnings | +$44,550 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | $51,638 | +$16,214 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $45,127 | +$9,703 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $43,802 | +$8,378 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Master's Degree | $54,0221-year earnings | +$18,598 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $65,2901-year earnings | +$29,866 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $40,839 | +$5,415 | clears the bar | $23,752 | 4.4 yrs | not published |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,204 | +$30,780 | clears the bar | $19,037 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $189,508 | +$154,084 | above HS line | $92,445 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 109 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $21,816 | not assessed | 7 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Research Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Air Transportation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Veterinary Administrative Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,424 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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