West Tennessee Colleges & Universities
West Tennessee is bordered on the west by the Mississippi River and on the east by the Tennessee River. The largest city in west Tennessee is Memphis, home of three Fortune 500 companies and known for live blues music on Beale Street and barbecue. The other major city in west Tennessee is Jackson, which serves as a home for the Tennessee Supreme Court. While the rest of the region is predominantly rural, there are a number of quality colleges and universities located in west Tennessee.
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University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis, located in the Normal Station section, is a public four-year institution that offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate degrees to more than 20,000 students. The University of Memphis also offers a specialist degree in education through the College of Education and a law degree through the Cecil Humphreys School of Law. The university fields 18 Division I sports teams, which compete in Conference USA.
Christian Brothers University
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Christian Brothers University, founded in 1871, is the oldest degree-granting higher education institution in Memphis. The private university consists of four schools: School of Arts, School of Business, School of Engineering and School of Science. The schools offer undergraduate degrees in more than 30 majors, as well as graduate degrees in education, engineering and business management. Christian Brothers University also offers study-abroad programs in countries including Australia, China and South Africa.
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Rhodes College
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Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college located in Memphis. With an enrollment of more than 1,600 students, Rhodes College offers more than 30 majors, including biology, economics and American history, as well as a ratio of less than 10 students per professor. Students at Rhodes College have the opportunity to participate in off-campus research programs, including the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies and the Rhodes Service Fellows program. In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked Rhodes College 47th in its Best American College survey.
Union University
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Union University is a private evangelical Christian school in Jackson, with satellite campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville. Union University offers more than 80 majors, including theology, physical education and communication arts, to a student body of more than 4,200 students. The university offers master's and doctorate degrees in subjects including education, nursing and ministry. All students in student housing at Union University have private bedrooms.
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