University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee · Public

All 62 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 129 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,607
$30k to $48k	$10,968
$48k to $75k	$13,923
$75k to $110k	$17,384
$110k and up	$18,691
All families (average)	$12,397

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

62 of 191 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Tennessee high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,126	+$15,317	clears the bar	$24,900	1.6 yrs	433
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,444	+$40,635	clears the bar	$23,963	0.6 yrs	296
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,707	+$14,898	clears the bar	$27,000	1.8 yrs	235
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$113,843	+$79,034	clears the bar	$29,480	0.4 yrs	205
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,700	+$10,891	clears the bar	$24,875	2.3 yrs	195
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$65,045	+$30,236	clears the bar	$22,247	0.7 yrs	138
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$56,248	+$21,439	clears the bar	$36,355	1.7 yrs	129
Law	First Professional Degree	$81,169	+$46,360	clears the bar	$92,250	2.0 yrs	121
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$65,132	+$30,323	clears the bar	$23,550	0.8 yrs	102
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$53,399	+$18,590	clears the bar	$25,941	1.4 yrs	100
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,784	+$18,975	clears the bar	$22,375	1.2 yrs	98
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,468	+$32,659	clears the bar	$21,125	0.6 yrs	92
Nursing	Master's Degree	$115,610	+$80,801	clears the bar	$43,576	0.5 yrs	91
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$96,546	+$61,737	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,383	+$6,574	clears the bar	$21,750	3.3 yrs	89
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$71,038	+$36,229	clears the bar	$23,325	0.6 yrs	87
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,798	+$13,989	clears the bar	$29,025	2.1 yrs	84
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$42,605	+$7,796	clears the bar	$23,000	3.0 yrs	72
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,207	+$55,398	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	71
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,494	+$11,685	clears the bar	$31,250	2.7 yrs	64
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,683	+$26,874	clears the bar	$48,295	1.8 yrs	62
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,293	+$9,484	clears the bar	$26,750	2.8 yrs	61
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,465	+$12,656	clears the bar	$21,852	1.7 yrs	60
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$66,104	+$31,295	clears the bar	$28,579	0.9 yrs	56
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$48,064	+$13,255	clears the bar	$28,750	2.2 yrs	54
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$73,323	+$38,514	clears the bar	$27,608	0.7 yrs	50
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,279	+$53,470	clears the bar	$25,250	0.5 yrs	49
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,516	+$54,707	clears the bar	$26,199	0.5 yrs	48
Public Health	Master's Degree	$75,873	+$41,064	clears the bar	$26,062	0.6 yrs	48
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,070	+$15,261	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	46
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$45,321	+$10,512	clears the bar	$20,545	2.0 yrs	46
History	Bachelor's Degree	$47,449	+$12,640	clears the bar	$22,625	1.8 yrs	46
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$49,445	+$14,636	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	42
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$39,001	+$4,192	clears the bar	$21,279	5.1 yrs	42
Accounting	Master's Degree	$95,794	+$60,985	clears the bar	$25,025	0.4 yrs	42
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,734	+$16,925	clears the bar	$39,554	2.3 yrs	40
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$79,914	+$45,105	clears the bar	$24,875	0.6 yrs	40
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$58,237	+$23,428	clears the bar	$21,250	0.9 yrs	39
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,079	+$30,270	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$66,928	+$32,119	clears the bar	$31,244	1.0 yrs	34
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,440	+$3,631	clears the bar	$19,000	5.2 yrs	28
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$65,320	+$30,511	clears the bar	$41,964	1.4 yrs	27
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$46,490	+$11,681	clears the bar	$19,250	1.6 yrs	27
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,595	+$8,786	clears the bar	$25,665	2.9 yrs	26
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$79,598	+$44,789	clears the bar	$27,750	0.6 yrs	24
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$94,722	+$59,913	clears the bar	$34,362	0.6 yrs	24
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,702	+$54,893	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	23
Music	Master's Degree	$57,099	+$22,290	clears the bar	$24,597	1.1 yrs	23
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$68,417	+$33,608	clears the bar	$30,047	0.9 yrs	23
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$62,729	+$27,920	clears the bar	$21,000	0.8 yrs	23
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,515	+$54,706	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,560	+$11,751	clears the bar	$20,000	1.7 yrs	19
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,162	+$22,353	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$64,833	+$30,024	clears the bar	$33,012	1.1 yrs	17
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$74,198 1-year earnings	+$39,389	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,627	+$17,818	clears the bar	$26,541	1.5 yrs	14
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$97,572	+$62,763	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$85,070	+$50,261	clears the bar	$63,446	1.3 yrs	12
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$110,977	+$76,168	clears the bar	$73,743	1.0 yrs	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,232	+$16,423	clears the bar	$28,000	1.7 yrs	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,497	+$15,688	clears the bar	$21,623	1.4 yrs	5
Education	Master's Degree	$71,521	+$36,712	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,699	insufficient data	20
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Cognitive Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.