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Computer Science at Murray State University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science 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 2021, 28 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Murray State.

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

Murray State Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Murray State Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Murray State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 238
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 263
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 302
327
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 332
Best General Computer Science Schools 348
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Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 418
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 529

Computer Science Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Murray State, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Computer Workers 2,500 $79,420
Systems Software Developers 2,300 $84,300
Computer Network Support Specialists 1,510 $57,890

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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