Memphis, TN (population: 662,989) has one human resource management school within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of Phoenix-Memphis Campus has a total student population of 1,258. It is the 5920th highest ranked school in the USA and the 149th highest in the state of Tennessee (#1 is Vanderbilt University).
Human Resource Management students from Memphis schools who go on to become human resource managers, hr managers, human resource leaders, human resource specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 62,990 people working as human resources managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $105,510. Also, Human resources assistants make on average $37,840 per year and there are about 161,920 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Memphis-MS-AR area alone, there are 880 employed human resources assistants earning an average salary of $37,760. Human resources managers in this area earn $93,000/yr and there are 190 employed.
Memphis lies in Shelby county, which is one of the 26 counties in Tennessee. Overall, the Memphis-MS-AR area has 605,630 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.2% unemployment rate, $18.93/hr average worker wage, and a $39,380 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.311 out of every 1000 jobs in Memphis are held by human resources managers, and 1.446/1000 are held by human resources assistants.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Memphis Campus ends up costing a student $23,183/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Memphis |
| Southaven | MS | 47,625 | 1 | 27.9087 | 11 | 9.7 miles |
| Bartlett | TN | 47,744 | 0 | - | 0 | 12.3 miles |
| Senatobia | MS | - | 1 | 17.4796 | 114 | 34.1 miles |
| Jonesboro | AR | 66,734 | 1 | 24.4204 | 8 | 62.3 miles |
| State University | AR | - | 1 | 57.8251 | 135 | 63.1 miles |