Accounting at Temple University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Temple University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. Of the 6,572 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

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Temple does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• 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: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
Most Popular Accounting Schools	66

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Temple. This makes it the #141 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Temple Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $48,617. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Temple. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Temple are white. This is typical 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Temple. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% 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

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Taxation
• Real Estate
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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.