Murray State University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Murray State University is a four-years, public school located in Murray, Kentucky. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,708 for Kentucky residents and $19,452 for other students on average.

It offers 148 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 31 programs - 2 Certificate, 2 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 15 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Murray State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY
Online Students	1,944 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,684 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,708 Out-of-State$19,452
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,071 Out-of-State$10,368
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	31 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Associates	2 Programs
Bachelors	7 Programs
Masters	15 Programs
Post-Graduate	5 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Murray State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $9,708 and $19,452 for non-Kentucky residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is - and $10,368 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $404 for Kentucky residents and $810 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $0 for Kentucky residents and $523 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$9,174	$9,168	$9,252	$9,432	$9,708
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$24,792	$18,348	$18,528	$18,888	$19,452
Graduate (In-State)	$9,114	$8,881	$9,882	$10,071	-
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$14,400	$14,400	$14,544	$10,071	$10,368

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$382	$382	$386	$393	$404
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,033	$765	$772	$787	$810
Graduate (In-State)	$506	$493	$499	$508	$0
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$800	$583	$528	$508	$523

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Murray State University offers 148 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 31 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 2 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 15 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	2	2	7	15	NOT OFFERED	5
Overall Programs	13	6	63	42	3	21

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Veterinary Administrative Services, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	2	102	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Portuguese Language and Literature	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	21	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Development Economics and International Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	78	89	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Murray State University, there are 9,479 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,628 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,944 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,684 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	9,479
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,944
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,684
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	4,851

By student location, out of a total of 1,944 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,021 Kentucky Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 602 students living in the U.S. States other than Kentucky, and 321 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.