Business & finance at Memphis
Memphis graduates about 551 business & finance majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 397th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 173 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Memphis




Where business & finance happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management;Holiday Inn.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Student housing 6 · Arts 4 · Athletics 3 · Library 1.
Nearby in the business & finance ranking
Other strong majors at Memphis
- Art, music & theater 56 · #369
- Health & pre-med fields 50 · #387
- Education 49 · #397
- Languages 49 · #325
- History 48 · #370
- Nursing 48 · #293
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.