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Information Technology at Murray State University

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.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Murray State does offer online education options in it for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Murray State Information Technology Rankings

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 Master’s Program

36% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of it master's degrees went to men and 36% went 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 6
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer Systems Analysts 4,310 $71,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Systems Software Developers 2,300 $84,300
Computer Network Architects 1,160 $77,950

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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