Murray State College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Murray State College?

For 2024-25, reported full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees totaled $7,230 for Oklahoma residents and $11,430 for out-of-state students. Those totals combine reported tuition of $4,830 or $9,030, respectively, with $2,400 in required fees; they are not complete annual budgets.

• Oklahoma resident tuition and required fees, 2024-25: $7,230.
• Out-of-state tuition and required fees, 2024-25: $11,430.

A full cost-of-attendance estimate also accounts for books and supplies, transportation, personal expenses, and housing and food, whether a student lives on campus or elsewhere. Program fees and particular course materials can change the bill. Students should compare the college's current budget for their enrollment status with an itemized offer of aid rather than treating tuition alone as the amount they need to finance.

In 2024-25 reporting, 96% of students received some form of financial aid, while 40% had student loans. Aid is not necessarily a grant: a loan must ordinarily be repaid. Reported average net prices also differed by family-income group; for families with annual income of $48,000 or less, the figure was $12,481. A net price is an average after grant and scholarship aid, not an individual quote.

Eligible students can investigate federal Pell Grants, Oklahoma aid programs, college scholarships, and federal loans by completing the FAFSA and any separate scholarship application required by the college. Oklahoma's Promise participants and students using military education benefits should verify the rules that apply to their particular award.

What are the work-study opportunities at Murray State College?

Students seeking part-time work should distinguish Federal Work-Study from an ordinary campus job. Work-Study is a need-based federal aid program: eligibility is determined through the financial-aid process, and an award does not itself place a student in a job.

Students interested in that route should complete the FAFSA, review their aid offer, and ask Murray State College's financial-aid office how eligible students find and apply for available positions. Other part-time work may be open to students regardless of Work-Study eligibility. In either case, wages depend on hours actually worked and should not be treated as an automatic reduction of the tuition bill.

Individual career planning is available to undergraduates, and employer recruitment is another reported opportunity. A career conversation can help a student identify work related to a major, but a campus job, an internship, and a post-graduation job offer are different outcomes.