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Finance at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying finance, 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 9,454 students attend the school each year. Of the 278 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Murray State University in 2019, 33 of them were finance majors.

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

Murray State Finance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Murray State Finance Rankings

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

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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 Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 291
Most Popular Finance Schools 320
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 394
Most Focused Finance Schools 428
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 539
Best Finance Schools 585

Finance Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Finance Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Murray State. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Murray State Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance 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 finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Murray State University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Murray State also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers 30,240 $89,750
Financial Managers 6,190 $114,420
Loan Officers 5,300 $67,450
Chief Executives 3,300 $152,670
Financial Analysts 1,710 $69,830

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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