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Registered Nursing at Murray State University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Murray State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 120 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Murray State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Murray State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Murray State Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Murray State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 369
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 495
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 577
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 586
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 828
945
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,256
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,256
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,399
1,744

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Murray State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 103
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Murray State also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses 46,130 $63,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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