Murray State University Trade Programs

Murray State University is a public institution situated in Murray, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Murray is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Murray State University?

Contact details for Murray State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3318
Phone:	270-809-3011
Website:	www.murraystate.edu

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Can I Afford Murray State?

In a recent term, part-time Murray State students paid $405 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $787 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,436	$18,180
Fees	$1,272	$1,272
Books and Supplies	$900	$900
On Campus Room and Board	$10,594	$10,594
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,717	$5,717

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Murray State, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $8,485 a year. That adds up to $33,940 over four years for those students.

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Murray State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,863 undergraduate students at Murray State, with 6,149 being full-time and 1,714 being part-time.

There are also 1,586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,149 full-time undergraduates at Murray State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Murray State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	384
Hispanic or Latino	171
White	5,000
International Students	101
Other Races/Ethnicities	449

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Murray State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Murray State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Murray State University

There are 30 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at Murray State. In 2022-2023, 4,628 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Murray State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Murray State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Occupational Safety & Health Technology	54	54
Civil Engineering Technology	29	29
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	14	14
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	14	14
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	7	7
Industrial Technology	0	0
TOTAL	118	118

Murray State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Murray State University awarded 354 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	0	29
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	14
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	7
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	14
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	54
Total	0	0	0	354

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.