Economics at Temple University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Temple University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year.

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

Temple Economics Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Economics (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Temple Economics Rankings

The economics major at Temple is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Temple Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Temple University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	94

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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.