#1 near MemphisRhodes College90.2
Best Business Programs Near Memphis for 2027
10 business schools near Memphis, from the metro and just beyond it, plus where they place in our statewide rankings for 1 field. Every list is scored on graduation rate, cost, selectivity, and graduate earnings from federal IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS data.
- Metro ranking
- 1
- Programs analyzed
- 39
- Schools ranked
- 10
- Field covered
- 1
Business Programs in Memphis, in Brief
Memphis has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Memphis ranking compares 10 schools: two in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Public universities hold six of the top ten spots.
Beyond the two metro lists, 2 Memphis-area schools appear in our statewide rankings for one field.
Rankings Near Memphis
Rankings by Field Near Memphis
Statewide ranks, Memphis-area schools only.
Top Memphis-area school · #4 in TennesseeRhodes College90.2
Schools in the Most Memphis Rankings
By number of lists, then best rank.
- Rhodes College In 2 rankings · #1 in Business schools
- University of Memphis In 2 rankings · #5 in Business schools
- Mississippi State University #2 in Business schools
- Harding University #3 in Business schools
- University of Mississippi #4 in Business schools
Other Fields, Ranked Nationally
Business Programs in Memphis: Your Questions, Answered
What is the best business school in Memphis?
Rhodes College ranks #1 on our Memphis business-school ranking with a 90.2 Program Score, ahead of Mississippi State University at 83.3. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.
How many business schools are in the Memphis area?
39 accredited business programs in the Memphis metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and two of its schools have the complete record we rank on, so the Memphis list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.
Which Memphis business school costs the least?
Arkansas State University has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Memphis list, $7,488 a year before aid, and ranks #7.
Can you study business online in Memphis?
Yes. Three of the ten ranked Memphis-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including University of Mississippi, University of Memphis, and University of North Alabama.