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Teacher Education at Murray State University

Teacher Education at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying teacher education, you may want to check out the program at Murray State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year.

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

Murray State Teacher Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Teacher Education

Murray State Teacher Education Rankings

Teacher Education Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Teacher Education Master’s Program

82% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of teacher education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from Murray State, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in teacher education 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
Elementary School Teachers 19,150 $53,830
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200

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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