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Education at Memphis

Memphis graduates about 147 education majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 397th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

49/100Solid#397 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1475% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1230whole school

Around Memphis

University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library main entrance
Ned-McWherter-Library-2024Photo: FenrisAureus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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
John Willard Brister LibraryPhoto: Chris6320 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Student housing 6 · Arts 4 · Athletics 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Kent State University 49
  2. Florida Atlantic University 49
  3. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 49
  4. Minnesota State University Moorhead 49
  5. University of North Florida 49
  6. Olivet Nazarene University 49
  7. Xavier University 49
  8. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 49

Other strong majors at Memphis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis with every school we score in education. 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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