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 has a total student population of 9,449. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from Murray State.

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

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
	242
	306
	309
	443
	551
	554
	616

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

Of the 30 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Murray State, about 63% were men and 37% were women. 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 7% more women than average.

About 80% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.