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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.

Graduates a year1013% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0000.77× 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 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 finance ranking

  1. Saint Vincent College 52
  2. Wichita State University 52
  3. Albion College 52
  4. Carroll University 52
  5. Concordia University–Saint Paul 51
  6. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 51
  7. Ouachita Baptist University 51
  8. The University of Texas at Tyler 51

Other strong majors at Memphis

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.

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