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Information Technology at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Murray State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Murray State.

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

Murray State Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT
  • Master’s Degree in IT

Murray State Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Murray State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 IT major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 69
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 122
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 126
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Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 175
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Information Technology Schools 264
Best Value Information Technology Schools 292
Best Information Technology Schools 341
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Most Focused Information Technology Schools 453

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in IT from Murray State. This makes it the #176 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Murray State in 2020-2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT 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 IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Murray State Information Technology Master’s Program

The IT program at Murray State awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a master's in IT.

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Murray State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security 29

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists 6,180 $48,700
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,190 $64,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Computer Workers 2,500 $79,420

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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