Accounting at Temple University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Temple University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 2021, 197 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Temple Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Temple does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Temple Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Temple compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Temple is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	73
	125
	132
	249
	443
	553
	640

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Temple. This makes it the #133 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Temple

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Temple University.

Temple Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Temple. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Temple are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	106
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Temple Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 39 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Temple, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Temple University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.