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Science Schools
in Memphis, TN
Rhodes College
Concorde Career College
William Moore College of Technology
Christian Brothers University
Vatterott Career College-Memphis
Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
High-Tech Institute-Memphis
Crichton College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Le Moyne-Owen College
DeVry University-Tennessee
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Science Schools in Memphis
Memphis, TN (population: 662,989) has thirteen science schools within its city limits. Rhodes College, the highest ranked school in the city with a science program, has a total student population of 1,673. It is the 123rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Tennessee (#1 is Vanderbilt University). To learn more about science programs in Memphis, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of science professors at Rhodes College such as David Kesler, and Gary Lindquester.
Science students from Memphis schools who go on to become scientists, information scientists, bioengineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,308,380 people working as life, physical, and social science employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,660. Also, Operations research analysts make on average $75,370 per year and there are about 60,960 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Memphis-MS-AR area alone, there are 150 employed operations research analysts earning an average salary of $73,740. Life, physical, and social science employees in this area earn $56,680/yr and there are 3,840 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 6.340 out of every 1000 jobs in Memphis are held by life, physical, and social science employees, and 0.240/1000 are held by operations research analysts.
Of the 13 science schools in Memphis, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, DeVry University-Tennessee comes out as the most expensive ($26,482/yr) for science students, with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest, reported at only $4,338/yr.
Science Programs in Memphis
Rhodes College
- Biological and biomedical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Computer and information sciences and support services
Levels offered: Bachelors - Computer Science
Levels offered: Bachelors - Neuroscience
Levels offered: Bachelors - Physical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Political Science and Government, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Health professions and related clinical sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- Biological and biomedical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Computer and information sciences and support services
Levels offered: Bachelors - Computer and Information Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Bachelors - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors - Physical Sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Computer and information sciences and support services
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Health professions and related clinical sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- Health professions and related clinical sciences
Levels offered: Certificate
- Health professions and related clinical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Levels offered: Bachelors - Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Health professions and related clinical sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Levels offered: Certificate
- Biological and biomedical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Bachelors - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Biological and biomedical sciences
Levels offered: Associates - Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
Levels offered: Associates - Computer and information sciences and support services
Levels offered: Certificate - Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Health professions and related clinical sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Levels offered: Associates - Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Science technologies/technicians
Levels offered: Associates - Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered: Associates - Criminal Justice/Police Science
Levels offered: Associates - Fire Science/Fire-fighting
Levels offered: Associates - Social sciences
Levels offered: Associates
- Biological and biomedical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Computer and information sciences and support services
Levels offered: Bachelors - Computer Science
Levels offered: Bachelors - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Bachelors - Physical sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Political Science and Government, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Computer and information sciences and support services
Levels offered: Associates, Masters
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Cities Near Memphis
| 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 |