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 39,740. Of the 2,119 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 2019, 201 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

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Temple offers distance education options for accounting at 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: 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 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 Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	86
Best Accounting Schools	177
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	598
Most Focused Accounting Schools	634

In 2019, 68 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Temple. This makes it the #86 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 2018-2019 academic year, 201 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Temple. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% 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 13% more men than average.

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	41
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	96
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Temple Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 68 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Temple in 2018-2019, 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 9% more men than average.

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	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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.