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title: Temple University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Philadelphia, PA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Temple University

Philadelphia, PA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $63,727 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,592 – $91,581 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,996 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 75% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $40,903 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,727 | derived |

**75% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,750 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,590 to $112,213 across 92 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $112,213 | $136,167 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $109,345 | $45,067 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Master's Degree | $92,180 | $37,499 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $87,855 | $296,851 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $86,935 | $27,600 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $73,192 | $130,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,899 | $26,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $70,802 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $68,999 | $39,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $67,640 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Master's Degree | $66,594 | $41,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $66,093 | $33,800 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,773 | $25,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,953 | $26,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $64,760 | $20,500 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $63,481 | $81,733 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,841 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,636 | $25,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Master's Degree | $61,242 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,681 | $24,187 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $59,767 | $49,688 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $59,767 | $72,057 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,557 | $25,872 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $58,571 | $208,393 |
| Biotechnology. | Master's Degree | $57,258 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $57,065 | $99,053 |
| Insurance. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,967 | $24,750 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's Degree | $54,387 | $57,581 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $52,978 | $41,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $52,413 | $40,082 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $51,292 | $30,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $51,104 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,782 | $19,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,577 | $23,125 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,100 | $26,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $49,630 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,617 | $23,562 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,434 | $27,263 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $48,383 | $27,938 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,337 | $25,750 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,806 | $25,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $44,981 | $39,500 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,898 | $25,870 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,868 | $23,952 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $44,017 | $52,379 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,899 | $23,553 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,319 | $20,250 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,047 | $26,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $42,593 | $50,627 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,801 | $27,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,791 | $21,854 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,472 | $24,554 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,249 | $26,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,221 | $20,949 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,122 | $25,187 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,809 | $26,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,314 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,662 | $23,827 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,892 | $24,250 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,780 | $25,668 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,630 | $26,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,540 | $26,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,144 | $23,852 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,097 | $24,125 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $33,422 | $37,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $33,308 | $41,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,903 | $21,875 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,575 | $23,881 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,400 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,644 | $21,613 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,460 | $25,125 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,439 | not reported |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,249 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,914 | $25,501 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,888 | $25,065 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,832 | $25,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,816 | $20,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,806 | $24,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,508 | $20,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,266 | $25,904 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,024 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,627 | $22,120 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,166 | $25,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,579 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,578 | $28,367 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,077 | not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,947 | $21,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,678 | $25,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,224 | $25,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,796 | $26,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,810 | $21,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,590 | $23,375 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Temple University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?216339

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