Temple University
Temple University is a public college in Philadelphia, PA. Its average net price is $23,058 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $19,047 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $18,541 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,684 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,345 |
| $110,001 and up | $29,206 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $57,791 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,532 |
| 10 years after entry | $71,027 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $67,901 n=203 | $26,457 n=183 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $45,135 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,237 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Biology | $41,018 n=235 | $24,320 n=288 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $69,227 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $68,864 n=236 | $25,000 n=238 |
| Business and Commerce | $55,705 n=231 | $27,000 n=197 |
| Chemistry | $54,798 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $71,963 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $27,125 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $34,680 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $25,875 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Communications | $42,172 n=170 | $26,000 n=161 |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $78,710 n=481 | $25,000 n=414 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $76,765 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $27,901 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,541 n=289 | $25,026 n=244 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $47,578 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $62,497 National median for this major n=403 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $26,778 n=101 | $27,000 n=109 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $61,624 n=103 | $26,650 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,239 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $26,750 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $64,641 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $27,249 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $40,207 n=150 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $49,661 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Environmental Conservation | $35,406 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $24,786 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $28,160 n=240 | $24,646 n=210 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $64,646 n=428 | $21,375 n=316 |
| Genetics | $41,098 National median for this major n=526 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $36,983 n=156 | $26,000 n=265 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | $31,353 National median for this major n=79 | Not published |
| History | $45,984 Small program - rough guide n=77 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $47,940 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,549 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $52,521 n=164 | $27,000 n=146 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Insurance | $70,465 n=277 | Not published |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | $60,050 National median for this major n=1,019 | Not published |
| International Business | $51,944 n=106 | $25,226 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $39,924 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $23,125 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Journalism | $42,208 n=137 | $27,000 n=101 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $52,494 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Liberal Arts | $37,233 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $79,641 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Marketing | $54,969 n=418 | $25,000 n=338 |
| Materials Sciences | $75,777 National median for this major n=112 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $74,428 n=121 | $25,566 n=100 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Medical Informatics | $57,289 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $31,000 n=150 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $31,470 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $43,040 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $24,250 n=113 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, Other | $51,413 National median for this major n=242 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,628 n=181 | $23,540 n=201 |
| Psychology | $37,714 n=403 | $26,000 n=552 |
| Public Health | $44,581 n=139 | $27,000 n=277 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,170 n=401 | $26,000 n=349 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,464 n=309 | $27,000 n=198 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $91,116 n=125 | $27,000 n=142 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $37,414 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $26,945 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $37,204 Small program - rough guide n=53 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,680 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Sociology | $37,160 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $43,749 n=242 | $27,000 n=256 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $30,212 n=125 | $26,000 n=109 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $49,198 n=141 | $27,000 n=136 |
| Teaching | $49,274 n=118 | $27,000 n=154 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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