Mathematics at Temple University

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math program at Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. In 2021, 13 math majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

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

Temple Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math
• Doctorate Degree in Math

Temple Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Temple performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Temple is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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
Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	1,192

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in math from Temple. This makes it the #167 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Temple Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $43,319. This is 0% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

Math Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Temple are white. This is above 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in math from Temple in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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.