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Business & finance at Murray State

Murray State graduates about 260 business & finance majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 613th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a light program at 29 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 29% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×).

Graduates a year26018% of the class
Courses in the catalog74more than 29% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$58,0000.79× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%965–1190whole school

Around Murray State

Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business at Murray State University
Businesscollege MSUPhoto: Fritz Knobel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Hart College at Murray State University
HartCollege MSUPhoto: Fritz Knobel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Why is it not 100 mm?
ACS GT MAG 3 Spoke Hub and Wheel 93 mmPhoto: Joel Weinberger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Shoe Tree at Murray State University
Shoetree MSUPhoto: Fritz Knobel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Business Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Library 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. St. Mary's College of Maryland 30
  2. Willamette University 30
  3. Centre College 30
  4. Youngstown State University 29
  5. Regent University 29
  6. Grambling State University 29
  7. SUNY Alfred State College 29
  8. Fort Valley State University 29

Other strong majors at Murray State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Murray State with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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