MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Murray, KY 42071
www.murraystate.edu


NATIONAL RECOGNITION
 
Murray State University is among the leading universities in the South. Barron's college guide lists MSU as “very competitive.” Murray has also been singled-out as a "best value" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, ranking among the top nine public universities in the nation for quality education with affordable out-of-state rates. And MSU was one of only six public universities in America to make the prestigious "Hidden Treasure" list, just published by Kaplan Inc.

MASTER’S PROGRAMS

Agriculture
Biology
Biology Education
Business Administration
Chemistry
Chemistry Education
Clinical Psychology
Earth Science Education
Economics
Education
Educational Counseling
Elementary Education
English
English as Second Language
Exercise and Leisure Studies
Geography Education
Geoscience
Health Education
History
History Education
Human Services
Industrial Education
Management of Technology
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Nursing
Occupational Safety and Health
Organizational Communication
Professional Accountancy
Telecommunications Systems Management
Mass Communication
Music Education
Physical Education
Psychology
Psychology Education
Reading and Writing Education
School Administration
Secondary Education
Social Work
Sociology Education
Special Education
Speech Pathology
Studio Art Education
Water Science

BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS

College of Science, Engineering and Technology

  • Anthropology
  • Applied Physics
    options:
    • Pre-MBA
  • Archaeology
  • Biology
    options:
    • Biomedical Sciences
    • Fisheries/Aquatic Biology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental
    • Pre-Optometry
    • Pre-Pharmacy
    • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Chemistry
    options:
    • Biochemistry
    • Forensics
    • Pre-MBA
    • Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental
    • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Civil Engineering 3+1 with University of Louisville
  • Civil Engineering Technology
    options:
    • Architectural Engineering Technology
    • Construction Engineering Technology
  • Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technology
  • Engineering Graphics and Design
  • Engineering Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • Environmental Engineering Technology
  • Environmental Regulatory Affairs
  • Geoscience
    options:
    • Earth Science
    • Geoarchaeology
    • Geographic Information Science
    • Environmental Geology
  • Graphic Communications Management
  • Graphic Communications Technology
  • Industrial and Engineering Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Mathematics
    options:
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Pre-MBA
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Telecommunications Systems Management
  • Wildlife and Conservation Biology

College of Business and Public Affairs

  • Accounting
    options:
    • Finance
    • Financial Planning
    • Information Systems
  • Advertising
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Electronic Media
  • Finance
    options:
    • Financial Planning
    • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • International Economics
  • Journalism
  • Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Management
    options:
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Human Resources
    • Information Systems
    • Marketing
    • Production Systems
  • Marketing
    options:
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Information Systems
    • Management
  • Office Systems
  • Organizational Communication
  • Public Relations
  • Real Estate
  • Telecommunications Systems Management

College of Health Sciences and Human Services

  • Communication Disorders
  • Criminal Justice
  • Exercise Science
    emphasis:
    • Athletic Training
    • Pre-Physical Therapy
    • Wellness
  • Gerontology
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Management
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Recreational and Leisure Services
  • Social Welfare
  • Social Work
  • Youth and Nonprofit Leadership

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

  • Applied Ethics
  • Art
    options:
    • Studio Art
    • Studio Art-Enhanced
    • Art History
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Creative Writing and Literature
  • English
    options:
    • Creative Writing
    • Literature
    • Professional Writing
  • English Education
  • English Rhetoric and Composition
  • Film Studies
  • French
  • German
  • History
  • International Affairs
  • International Affairs/Global Studies
  • Legal Studies/Paralegal
  • Liberal Arts
  • Literature and Philsophy
  • Multicultural, Class and Gender Studies
  • Music
    options:
    • Keyboard Studies
    • Music Education
  • Music Education
    options:
    • Instrumental
    • Vocal
  • Music Performance
  • Philosophy and Applied Ethics
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Religious Studies
  • Social Science
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Technical Writing
  • Theatre

School of Agriculture

  • Agricultural Science
    options:
    • Agribusiness
    • Agricultural Education
    • Agricultural Systems Technology
    • Agriscience Technology
    • Agronomy
    • Horticulture
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Technology
    options:
    • Animal/Equine Science
    • Veterinary Technology
    • Veterinary Technology/Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Equine Science

College of Education

  • Athletic Coaching
  • Career and Technical Education
    options:
    • Business and Marketing Education
    • Family and Consumer Sciences Education
    • Industrial Education
    • Technology Education
  • Educational Studies
  • Elementary Education
  • Family and Consumer Studies
  • General Special Education
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
  • Learning and Behavior Disorders
    emphasis:
    • Elementary Middle School
  • Middle School Education

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PROGRAMS

Accounting                          
Accounting/Computer Information Systems                          
Advertising                          
Agribusiness 
Agricultural Science & Technology                          
Agricultural Education                        
Agricultural Science                          
Agriculture Mechanization                          
Agronomy                          
Animal Health Technology                          
Animal/Equine Science 
Architectural Engineering Technology                   
Art  
Art Education                          
Biology                           
Biology-Molecular                          
Business Administration                          
Chemistry                          
Chemistry - Biochemistry                          
Child Development  
Civil Engineering Technology                          
Communication Disorders                          
Computer Information Systems                          
Computer Science     
Construction Engineering  Technology
Creative Writing & Literature                           
Criminal Justice                           
Drafting & Design     
Early Childhood Education    
Earth Science  
Economics 
Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering
Electromechanical Engineering Technology                            
Engineering Physics 
Elementary Education (P-5)
Engineering Graphics & Design                           
English
English - Creative Writing                            
English - Literature                           
English - Professional Writing  
Environmental Engineering Technology  
Exercise Science  
Finance
Fisheries/Aquatic Biology  
French  
Geoarcheology
Geography  
Geology  
German  
Graphic Communications  Management 
Graphic Communications Technology                                      
Health Education  
History  
Horticulture  
Industrial Supervision  
Industrial Technology     
Industrial Technology  Education                                               
Interior Design  
International Business  
Journalism  
Learning & Behavior Disorders  
Library Science  
Library Science - School Media  
Management
Manufacturing Technology  
Marketing  
Mathematics  
Mathematics - Applied   
Medical Technology  
Middle School Education  
Music
Music/Keyboard                           
Music Education/ Instrumental  
Music Education/Vocal                           
Music Performance  
Nursing
Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Systems Management  
Occupational Safety & Health
Organizational Communication  
Philosophy  
Physical Education  
Physics  
Political Science  
Pre-Dentistry  
Pre-Engineering  
Pre-Law  
Pre-Medicine  
Pre-Optometry  
Pre-Pharmacy  
Pre-Physical Therapy  
Pre-Veterinary Medicine  
Psychology  
Public Relations  
Radio-Television  
Recreation & Leisure Services 
Restaurant and Food Service Management                                                             
Social Work  
Sociology  
Spanish  
Telecommunications Systems Management  
Theatre  
Vocational Family & Consumer  Sciences Education                           
Wildlife Biology
 
TUITION, LODGING AND BOARDING:
$ 16,500 per annum