Finance at Memphis
Memphis graduates about 101 finance majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 295th of 539 schools we score for finance, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.77×). 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 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 finance ranking
Other strong majors at Memphis
- Music 69 · #196
- Business & finance 67 · #244
- Art & design 67 · #235
- Art, music & theater 66 · #305
- Biology 63 · #347
- Marketing 63 · #189
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.