Memphis, TN (population: 662,989) has two media schools within its city limits. Visible School-Music and Worships Arts College, the highest ranked school in the city with a media program, has a total student population of 98. It is the 345th highest ranked school in the USA and the 6th highest in the state of Tennessee (#1 is Vanderbilt University).
Media students from Memphis schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.
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.
Of the 2 media schools in Memphis, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Visible School-Music and Worships Arts College comes out as the most expensive ($24,518/yr) for media students, with Crichton College as the lowest, reported at only $15,085/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 |