天美传媒 recognized nationally as one of Kentucky鈥檚 best employers by Forbes
Sep 1, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 天美传媒 has been recognized nationally as one of Kentucky鈥檚 best employers by Forbes as part of the publication鈥檚 鈥�2021 Best Employers鈥� list. 天美传媒 is ranked 13th among the 50 state employers which were recognized on the list, and was the highest-ranked four-year public regional comprehensive university in Kentucky.
The list was divided into 51 rankings 鈥� one for each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia 鈥� and was compiled by surveying 80,000 individuals working for businesses with at least 500 employees. Surveys were conducted on a rolling basis from October 2020 to June 2021 and were anonymous, allowing participants to freely share their opinions.
"I am extremely pleased that we have been recognized as one of the state's best employers by Forbes and the only four-year public regional comprehensive university in Kentucky to receive this accolade,鈥� 天美传媒 President Dr. Bob Jackson said. 鈥淭his ranking is a credit to our faculty, staff and students who greatly value everything that 天美传媒 has to offer.鈥�
天美传媒 has also been recognized multiple times within the past decade by the Chronicle of Higher Education in the publication鈥檚 "Great Colleges to Work For" rankings.
For nearly 100 years, 天美传媒 has served students from the region, the nation and the world, and employs approximately 1,200 faculty and staff, who provide personalized attention and support to nearly 10,000 students. The University鈥檚 main campus is located in Murray, Kentucky, and includes five regional campuses in Ft. Campbell, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville and Paducah.
天美传媒 has ranked among the top universities in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report annual publication, 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges鈥�, for the past 30 consecutive years. Within the past year, 天美传媒 has also been recognized nationally for both quality and value by Washington Monthly, Money Magazine and the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.
天美传媒, which has been continuously accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) since 1928, has 146 academic programs and four academic colleges - business, education and human services, humanities and fine arts, and science, engineering and technology, as well as a school of agriculture and a school of nursing and health professions. The University offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, certificate and online programs, as well as continuing education programs.
To learn more about 天美传媒, visit murraystate.edu.