About 24.2 percent of the 9,686 degrees and certificates handed out by Temple University in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Philadelphia conferred 1641 bachelor’s degrees and 628 master’s degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master’s degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 358 master’s degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 338 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology and 307 bachelor’s degrees in general finance.
The university enrolled 39,740 students for 2017-18, including 29,484 in undergraduate programs and 10,256 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | – | 389 | – | 389 | |
| Accounting | 262 | 64 | – | 326 | |
| Finance, General | 307 | – | – | 307 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 256 | 15 | – | 271 | |
| Insurance | 162 | – | – | 162 | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 88 | 52 | 3 | 143 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 119 | – | 2 | 121 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | 115 | – | – | 115 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 92 | 20 | 2 | 114 | |
| Actuarial Science | 85 | 8 | – | 93 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 38 | 30 | 11 | 79 | |
| Investments and Securities | – | 66 | – | 66 | |
| Management Information Systems and Services, Other | 46 | – | – | 46 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 42 | – | – | 42 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | 21 | – | – | 21 | |
| Business Statistics | – | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | – | – | 17 | 17 | |
| Real Estate | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Meeting and Event Planning | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Taxation | – | – | – | – | |
| Human Resources Management and Services, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Organizational Leadership | – | – | – | – | |
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | – | – | – | – | |
| International Finance | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Management Information Systems, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 1,641 | 659 | 45 | 2,345 | 24.2 |
| Medicine | – | 229 | – | 229 | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 115 | 23 | – | 138 | |
| Dentistry | – | 136 | – | 136 | |
| Pharmacy | – | 135 | – | 135 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 83 | 29 | – | 112 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 79 | 19 | – | 98 | |
| Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry | – | 89 | – | 89 | |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development | – | 81 | – | 81 | |
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 51 | 12 | – | 63 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | 56 | – | 56 | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | – | 49 | – | 49 | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | – | 20 | 2 | 22 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 20 | 1 | – | 21 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | – | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 8 | 6 | – | 14 | |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Endodontics/Endodontology | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Health Services Administration | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Dental Public Health and Education | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | – | – | – | – | |
| Sterile Processing Technology/Technician | – | – | – | – | |
| Art Therapy/Therapist | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | – | – | – | – | |
| Environmental Health | – | – | – | – | |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Advanced General Dentistry | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Health, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Physician Assistant | – | – | – | – | |
| Medical Informatics | – | – | – | – | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | – | – | – | – | |
| Periodontics/Periodontology | – | – | – | – | |
| Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 356 | 932 | 18 | 1,306 | 13.5 |
| Radio and Television | 255 | 10 | – | 265 | |
| Organizational Communication, General | 156 | 10 | – | 166 | |
| Advertising | 143 | – | – | 143 | |
| Journalism | 125 | 7 | – | 132 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 113 | 3 | – | 116 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | – | 33 | – | 33 | |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| International and Intercultural Communication | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Public Relations/Image Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | – | – | – | – | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 792 | 73 | 3 | 868 | 9 |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 127 | 8 | 3 | 138 | |
| Music Performance, General | 26 | 49 | 7 | 82 | |
| Acting | 65 | 8 | 1 | 74 | |
| Graphic Design | 40 | 4 | – | 44 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 15 | 15 | – | 30 | |
| Painting | 21 | 9 | – | 30 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 23 | 3 | – | 26 | |
| Metal and Jewelry Arts | 22 | 2 | – | 24 | |
| Dance, General | 11 | 10 | – | 21 | |
| Photography | 17 | 3 | – | 20 | |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 15 | 4 | – | 19 | |
| Sculpture | 14 | 5 | – | 19 | |
| Printmaking | 15 | 1 | – | 16 | |
| Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | |
| Music Pedagogy | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Music Technology | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | |
| Musical Theatre | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Voice and Opera | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Conducting | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Keyboard Instruments | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Illustration | – | – | – | – | |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Music, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Documentary Production | – | – | – | – | |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 452 | 148 | 16 | 616 | 6.4 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 172 | 27 | 37 | 236 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | 75 | 1 | 76 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 32 | 7 | – | 39 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 35 | – | 35 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 23 | – | – | 23 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 9 | 14 | – | 23 | |
| Education, General | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | 13 | 1 | 14 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | – | 11 | – | 11 | |
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 1 | 9 | – | 10 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs | – | – | – | – | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | – | – | – | – | |
| Urban Education and Leadership | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 275 | 242 | 48 | 565 | 5.8 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 276 | 14 | – | 290 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 95 | 51 | – | 146 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Sports Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 371 | 65 | 9 | 445 | 4.6 |
| Psychology, General | 338 | 24 | – | 362 | |
| Counseling Psychology | – | 42 | – | 42 | |
| School Psychology | – | 24 | – | 24 | |
| Educational Psychology | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Applied Psychology | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Psychology total | 338 | 98 | 2 | 438 | 4.5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 210 | 4 | – | 214 | |
| Neuroscience | 77 | 9 | – | 86 | |
| Biochemistry | 57 | 1 | – | 58 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | – | 25 | – | 25 | |
| Biotechnology | – | 13 | – | 13 | |
| Bioinformatics | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Genome Sciences/Genomics | – | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Epidemiology | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Biophysics | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Molecular Biology | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Pharmacology | – | – | – | – | |
| Physiology, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | – | – | – | – | |
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | – | – | – | – | |
| Biostatistics | – | – | – | – | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 348 | 76 | 7 | 431 | 4.4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 116 | 8 | – | 124 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 74 | 4 | – | 78 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 60 | 11 | – | 71 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 52 | 14 | – | 66 | |
| Engineering, General | 3 | 5 | – | 8 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Industrial Engineering | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering total | 305 | 49 | – | 354 | 3.6 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 104 | – | 3 | 107 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 69 | 19 | – | 88 | |
| Information Technology | 67 | 6 | – | 73 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | – | 52 | 13 | 65 | |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | – | – | 9 | 9 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 240 | 77 | 25 | 342 | 3.5 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 96 | 7 | – | 103 | |
| Economics, General | 64 | 8 | – | 72 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | – | 9 | 33 | 42 | |
| Anthropology | 34 | 8 | – | 42 | |
| Sociology | 29 | 13 | – | 42 | |
| Geography, Other | 10 | 2 | – | 12 | |
| Political Economy | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
| Economics, Other | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | – | – | – | – | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | – | – | – | – | |
| Social Sciences total | 234 | 47 | 45 | 326 | 3.4 |
| Law | – | 202 | – | 202 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 40 | – | – | 40 | |
| International Law and Legal Studies | – | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | – | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
| Tax Law/Taxation | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | – | – | – | – | |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Law | – | – | – | – | |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | – | – | – | – | |
| Legal Studies, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 40 | 243 | 4 | 287 | 3 |
| Social Work | 81 | 154 | – | 235 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Health Policy Analysis | – | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 81 | 163 | – | 244 | 2.5 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 179 | 8 | – | 187 | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | – | – | – | – | |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 179 | 8 | 1 | 188 | 1.9 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 92 | 11 | – | 103 | |
| Creative Writing | – | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Writing, General | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | – | – | – | – | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | – | – | – | – | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 92 | 25 | 8 | 125 | 1.3 |
| Chemistry, General | 53 | 12 | – | 65 | |
| Physics, General | 15 | 9 | – | 24 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 14 | 3 | – | 17 | |
| Forensic Chemistry | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 88 | 30 | – | 118 | 1.2 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 17 | 11 | 19 | 47 | |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | – | – | 25 | 25 | |
| Linguistics | 11 | – | 1 | 12 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Arabic Language and Literature | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
| French Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| German Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Hebrew Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | |
| Russian Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 40 | 11 | 58 | 109 | 1.1 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 47 | 17 | – | 64 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 15 | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 5 | 12 | – | 17 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 67 | 33 | 1 | 101 | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics | – | 41 | – | 41 | |
| Mathematics, General | 14 | 12 | – | 26 | |
| Statistics, General | – | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Mathematics, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | – | – | – | – | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 19 | 69 | – | 88 | 0.9 |
| International/Global Studies | 23 | – | – | 23 | |
| Natural Sciences | 11 | – | – | 11 | |
| Dispute Resolution | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 7 | – | – | 7 | |
| Sustainability Studies | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Computational Science | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 45 | – | 20 | 65 | 0.7 |
| History, General | 36 | 17 | – | 53 | |
| History total | 36 | 17 | – | 53 | 0.6 |
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | 30 | – | – | 30 | |
| Engineering Technology, General | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | – | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | – | – | – | – | |
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 42 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 0.5 |
| Philosophy | 25 | 6 | – | 31 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 7 | 7 | – | 14 | |
| Ethics | – | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 32 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 0.5 |
| Environmental Studies | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Environmental Science | 19 | – | – | 19 | |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 44 | – | 5 | 49 | 0.5 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 46 | – | – | 46 | |
| Facilities Planning and Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 46 | – | – | 46 | 0.5 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 2 | 7 | – | 9 | |
| Latin American Studies | 2 | – | 7 | 9 | |
| Women’s Studies | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| German Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 16 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 0.3 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 20 | 5 | – | 25 | |
| General Studies | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 20 | 5 | – | 25 | 0.3 |
| Horticultural Science | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | – | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 13 | – | 2 | 15 | 0.2 |
| Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare | – | – | – | – | |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total | – | – | – | – | – |
