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Nursing at Temple University

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Temple University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Temple University sits in Philadelphia, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 121 nursing graduations were recorded at Temple University.

Online Class Availability at Temple University

Many students take online classes at Temple University. Among 29,640 students, 2,344 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 12,742 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Temple University

Use these rankings to compare Temple University’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#10 of 84
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#40 of 274
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#64 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#126 of 1,918
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#218 of 258
Best Value	Nationwide	#1669 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Temple University

Students who complete Temple University’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$70,899
2 years	$70,100
3 years	$78,050
4 years	$81,560
5 years	$99,142

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Temple University earn a median of $81,560, compared with $68,379 for all Temple University graduates — about 19% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Temple University comes in at $26,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Nursing graduates at Temple University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Temple University are 88% women (106) and 12% men (15).

Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Temple University

Among the 109 bachelor’s nursing graduates at Temple University, 89% were women (97) and 11% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Temple University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	74
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	7
Asian	15
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 30% of Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Temple University, lower than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Temple University

The Nursing program at Temple University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	121

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Temple University work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.