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Finance at Murray State

Murray State graduates about 50 finance majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 482nd of 539 schools we score for finance, a light program at 30 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.66×).

Graduates a year503% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0000.66× 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 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 finance ranking

  1. Buena Vista University 30
  2. Charleston Southern University 30
  3. Western Illinois University 30
  4. Valdosta State University 30
  5. Grace College 30
  6. Malone University 30
  7. The College of Saint Scholastica 30
  8. Framingham State University 30

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 finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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