Which University of Memphis major has the lowest debt?

Chemistry graduates leave with a median of $20,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 40 University of Memphis bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Memphis cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,728 a year, and $15,384 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,397 a year.

How many University of Memphis programs report graduate pay?

40 bachelor's programs at University of Memphis report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

University of Memphis Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Memphis, TN
12,701 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

40 University of Memphis bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,680), and Theatre the least ($19,055). The median program pays $37,194.

In-state tuition and fees$10,728Per year. Out-of-state $15,384

Average net price after aid$12,397Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

Admission rate72%Of applicants

All 40 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Tennessee" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Tennessee. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Tennessee
1	NursingAbout 293 graduates a year	$73,680	$75,543	$27,168	2nd of 27
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$71,137	$84,827	$23,000	4th of 4
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 50 graduates a year	$69,386	$86,402	$27,500	3rd of 8
4	Computer EngineeringAbout 14 graduates a year	$65,222	$94,793	$25,000	3rd of 3
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 31 graduates a year	$64,780	$78,233	$29,750	2nd of 4
6	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$62,454	Not reported	$26,500	2nd of 3
7	Engineering TechnologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$61,465	$78,885	$27,600	2nd of 5
8	MathematicsAbout 25 graduates a year	$57,310	$74,774	$24,125	2nd of 4
9	Computer ScienceAbout 68 graduates a year	$57,233	$79,929	$24,672	7th of 9
10	Management Information SystemsAbout 61 graduates a year	$51,524	$72,291	$29,768	1st of 2
11	AccountingAbout 110 graduates a year	$51,425	$65,542	$26,975	5th of 9
12	Business AdministrationAbout 136 graduates a year	$47,611	$58,570	$25,500	9th of 28
13	Special EducationAbout 70 graduates a year	$44,664	$44,607	$23,397	1st of 3
14	FinanceAbout 100 graduates a year	$44,395	$63,377	$27,000	5th of 7
15	MarketingAbout 81 graduates a year	$43,986	$51,803	$21,904	3rd of 10
16	International BusinessAbout 20 graduates a year	$40,857	$57,293	$21,500	1st of 1
17	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 45 graduates a year	$39,819	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 3
18	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 19 graduates a year	$37,999	$45,592	$21,747	3rd of 4
19	Business EconomicsAbout 14 graduates a year	$37,534	$54,066	$26,000	3rd of 3
20	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 221 graduates a year	$37,229	$45,387	$30,430	4th of 6
21	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 56 graduates a year	$37,158	$47,098	$38,972	6th of 10
22	ChemistryAbout 16 graduates a year	$36,881	$74,721	$20,000	4th of 4
23	Social WorkAbout 56 graduates a year	$36,220	$45,928	$36,506	3rd of 11
24	Criminal JusticeAbout 105 graduates a year	$35,900	$49,589	$27,000	7th of 11
25	SociologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$34,822	$38,489	$29,250	4th of 8
26	Teacher EducationAbout 58 graduates a year	$33,502	$42,469	$28,439	15th of 15
27	JournalismAbout 35 graduates a year	$32,820	$48,019	$26,875	1st of 3
28	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 424 graduates a year	$32,305	$50,267	$27,500	4th of 17
29	BiologyAbout 86 graduates a year	$32,145	$50,833	$25,000	2nd of 13
30	PsychologyAbout 188 graduates a year	$31,582	$43,526	$27,000	6th of 21
31	Hospitality ManagementAbout 29 graduates a year	$31,190	$44,977	$29,000	2nd of 2
32	HistoryAbout 43 graduates a year	$30,652	$46,475	$25,000	4th of 9
33	Political ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$27,600	$52,699	$24,450	11th of 11
34	MusicAbout 42 graduates a year	$27,353	$46,852	$22,060	6th of 10
35	CommunicationsAbout 54 graduates a year	$26,922	$41,952	$23,381	10th of 13
36	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 61 graduates a year	$26,451	$41,028	$28,850	3rd of 8
37	EnglishAbout 60 graduates a year	$25,948	$41,064	$23,708	7th of 10
38	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 48 graduates a year	$23,533	$45,728	$25,750	3rd of 3
39	AnthropologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$23,112	$33,817	$20,081	2nd of 3
40	TheatreAbout 25 graduates a year	$19,055	$25,644	$22,875	2nd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Tennessee ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Tennessee programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$73,680
Electrical Engineering$71,137
Mechanical Engineering$69,386
Computer Engineering$65,222
Civil Engineering$64,780

Lowest median debt

Chemistry$20,000
Anthropology$20,081
International Business$21,500
Subject-Area Teacher Education$21,747
Marketing$21,904

Largest programs

Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 424 graduates a year
NursingAbout 293 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 221 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 188 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 136 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,680 in their first year, the most of 40 University of Memphis bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Tennessee rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels