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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.

Graduates a year55118% of the class
Courses in the catalog173more than 86% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$67,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1230whole school

Around Memphis

University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library main entrance
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Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis
Scheidt Family Performing Arts CenterPhoto: FenrisAureus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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John Willard Brister Library, Memphis State University campus Memphis
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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.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. College of Idaho 48
  2. New York Institute of Technology 48
  3. Fisk University 48
  4. CUNY Brooklyn College 47
  5. Marshall University 47
  6. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 47
  7. University of Northern Colorado 47
  8. Florida Southern College 47

Other strong majors at Memphis

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.

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