Murray State University BA in General Journalism

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Murray State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from Murray State Cost?

$9,168 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Murray State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Murray State was $765 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $382 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,968	$17,148
Fees	$1,200	$1,200
Books and Supplies	$1,260	$1,260
On Campus Room and Board	$9,512	$9,512
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,355	$4,355

Learn more about Murray State tuition and fees.

Does Murray State Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

Murray State does not offer an online option for its journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Murray State Online Learning page.

Murray State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

70.0% Women

20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 10 bachelor’s degrees in journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 70.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Murray State in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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*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.