Which Murray State major has the lowest debt?

Business graduates leave with a median of $18,200 in federal loans, the lowest among 30 Murray State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Murray State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,900 a year, and $19,836 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,096 a year.

How many Murray State programs report graduate pay?

31 bachelor's programs at Murray State report first-year pay, and 30 of them also report federal debt.

Murray State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Murray State University
Public university
Murray, KY
6,688 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

31 Murray State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electromechanical Technology pays the most in the first year ($79,974), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($21,715). The median program pays $37,285.

In-state tuition and fees$9,900Per year. Out-of-state $19,836

Average net price after aid$9,096Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate86%Of applicants

All 31 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Kentucky" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Kentucky. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Kentucky
1	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 12 graduates a year	$79,974	Not reported	$28,500	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 85 graduates a year	$68,608	$74,353	$25,082	14th of 19
3	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$66,418	$85,864	$25,000	2nd of 2
4	Civil Engineering TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$58,970	$71,522	$22,500	1st of 1
5	Engineering PhysicsAbout 38 graduates a year	$58,025	Not reported	$19,521	1st of 1
6	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$53,085	$48,363	$22,612	1st of 1
7	ChemistryAbout 18 graduates a year	$48,334	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 3
8	Other AgricultureAbout 125 graduates a year	$45,096	$45,641	$18,500	1st of 2
9	MarketingAbout 17 graduates a year	$45,042	$51,087	$21,997	4th of 7
10	FinanceAbout 59 graduates a year	$43,320	$56,973	$21,500	5th of 7
11	Information ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$43,178	$89,111	$24,000	2nd of 3
12	AccountingAbout 90 graduates a year	$42,322	$50,198	$18,750	10th of 11
13	Business AdministrationAbout 22 graduates a year	$40,804	Not reported	$21,061	9th of 14
14	Public HealthAbout 19 graduates a year	$38,753	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 4
15	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 45 graduates a year	$38,054	$44,245	$22,250	3rd of 6
16	BusinessAbout 72 graduates a year	$37,285	$47,257	$18,200	11th of 14
17	Computer ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$36,938	$87,954	$25,000	1st of 1
18	Teacher EducationAbout 92 graduates a year	$36,871	$39,712	$22,324	11th of 15
19	Special EducationAbout 30 graduates a year	$36,197	$39,132	$20,775	7th of 7
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year	$34,304	$44,106	$28,162	5th of 8
21	MusicAbout 27 graduates a year	$34,098	$46,197	$26,731	3rd of 7
22	Veterinary TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$33,536	$35,030	$24,250	2nd of 2
23	Criminal JusticeAbout 30 graduates a year	$32,041	$54,066	$22,875	7th of 11
24	Social WorkAbout 55 graduates a year	$31,692	$39,311	$28,000	9th of 9
25	Wildlife ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year	$28,751	Not reported	$21,500	1st of 2
26	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 8 graduates a year	$28,041	$44,736	Not reported	2nd of 5
27	HistoryAbout 15 graduates a year	$27,831	Not reported	$25,500	4th of 6
28	BiologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$25,914	$54,903	$24,475	9th of 12
29	EnglishAbout 31 graduates a year	$25,543	$42,652	$26,000	5th of 8
30	Experimental PsychologyAbout 67 graduates a year	$23,674	$41,388	$20,500	1st of 1
31	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 28 graduates a year	$21,715	$37,409	$24,619	5th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and Kentucky ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Kentucky programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electromechanical Technology$79,974
Nursing$68,608
Quality Control and Safety Technology$66,418
Civil Engineering Technology$58,970
Engineering Physics$58,025

Lowest median debt

Business$18,200
Other Agriculture$18,500
Accounting$18,750
Engineering Physics$19,521
Experimental Psychology$20,500

Largest programs

Other AgricultureAbout 125 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 92 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 90 graduates a year
NursingAbout 85 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year

Common questions

Electromechanical Technology graduates earn a median of $79,974 in their first year, the most of 31 Murray State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Kentucky rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels