Murray State College

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#8878 / #2349
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, U.S.

Murray State College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2349
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$7,356
Graduation rate
31%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,786

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Murray State College Featured Rankings

About Murray State College

According to Wikipedia, Murray State College is a public community college in southeastern Oklahoma with the main campus located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. It is named in honor of former Oklahoma Governor William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray.

Murray State College's Online Degrees

AS in Enterprise Development
Degree Concentrations
  • General Studies
  • Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 62-63
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Enterprise Development
Degree Concentrations
  • General Studies
  • Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 62-63
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business
Degree Concentrations
  • Hospitality Management
  • Required Credits: 63-64
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Computer Science
  • Required Credits: 62-64
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Arts And Sciences
Degree Concentrations
  • English
  • History
  • Required Credits: 62-63
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Behavioral Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online

Murray State College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
31%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Murray State College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$7,356
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$13,534
30K - 48K$15,959
48K - 75K$16,208
75K - 110K$17,483
110K+$17,713

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Murray State College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Murray State College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,544 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Murray State College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
3,3853,385

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Murray State College?

Murray State College is located at One Murray Campus, Tishomingo, OK 73460.

How Safe is Murray State College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Murray State College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Murray State College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Tishomingo has a violent crime rate of 0.16% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.00%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Murray State College Known For?

Murray State College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Murray State College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Murray State College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Biology
#3312
World Rank
#3335
Historical Rank
#762
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #762 in the U.S. and #3312 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Education
#5060
World Rank
#5067
Historical Rank
#1221
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #1221 in the U.S. and #5060 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Criminal Justice
#4839
World Rank
#4841
Historical Rank
#2362
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #2362 in the U.S. and #4839 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Psychology
#6380
World Rank
#6389
Historical Rank
#2377
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #2377 in the U.S. and #6380 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Nursing
#7072
World Rank
#7072
Historical Rank
#2655
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #2655 in the U.S. and #7072 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#9927
World Rank
#9929
Historical Rank
#2781
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #2781 in the U.S. and #9927 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#10309
World Rank
#10310
Historical Rank
#2879
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #2879 in the U.S. and #10309 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Computer Science
#11638
World Rank
#11645
Historical Rank
#3173
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #3173 in the U.S. and #11638 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Communications
#11597
World Rank
#11607
Historical Rank
#3187
USA Rank

Murray State College ranks #3187 in the U.S. and #11597 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees

Who Are Murray State College's Most Influential Faculty?

Crystal Robinson
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