Temple University Accounting: 2027 Review

Score

69.2 of 100, rank 16 of 100

Cost (20%)

5.2 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

6.8 of 10

Completion (15%)

6.9 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

4.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

9.6 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.1 of 10

Cost per Credit

$739 per credit

Credits

124

Tuition

$91,636

Format

Fully Online, On Campus

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

AACSB Accounting

Accounting accreditation listed by AACSB

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 7, 2026.

Temple gives you a six-course accounting core with an optional Data Analytics concentration that adds Python and a data course. You can also join groups like Beta Alpha Psi and the Fox Accounting Association.

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting comes from the Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia. You'll find it listed in the bulletin at the Main campus and online. It's a 124-credit degree built for careers in public accounting, corporate finance, tax and government.

• Future auditors: Auditing is writing-intensive and sits in the fall of year four, after two Intermediate Accounting courses.
• Students who like data work: the optional concentration adds Python programming and a Data and Analytics course.
• Pennsylvania certified public accountant (CPA) candidates: the degree meets the state's education rule to sit for the exam.
• Future management accountants: the second capstone, Strategic Financial Management, lists certified management accountant (CMA) exam preparation as an objective.
• Students who want recruiters: accounting majors can take part in Beta Alpha Psi, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) chapter and the Fox Accounting Association.

The accounting major is 24 credits. You take Cost Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Accounting Information Systems, income taxes, and Auditing. Intermediate II takes you through pensions, leases and cash flows. Information Systems covers internal controls and gives you hands-on time with accounting software.

Auditing looks at the audit report, evidence and the auditor's ethical problems. Electives include Advanced Financial Accounting, which covers consolidated statements, and an IT audit course that touches on System and Organization Controls (SOC) engagements and blockchain. The capstone is ACCT 4501 or ACCT 4502, and you may take the other as your elective.

The Data Analytics concentration brings the major to 31 credits.

The degree is 124 credits, and the bulletin publishes a suggested four-year plan. Summer sessions let you add credits, though more than 8 needs an advisor's petition. Temple requires 30 credits taken at Temple, and older transfer courses are reviewed to see if they're still current.

Fox also offers accelerated +1 programs that finish a bachelor's and a master's in less time. For Pennsylvania licensure, you add 12 more credits in accounting, auditing and tax.

Temple lists the online BBA at $739 per credit hour for 2026-2027. The rate doesn't change if you're a Pennsylvania resident or an out-of-state student.

You can finish the degree online. Fox runs an Online Advising track that prioritizes flexible scheduling, and advising is available virtually. The Business Communication Center tutors you in person or online. Fox holds two career fairs a year, in fall and spring.

Fox has held AACSB business accreditation since 1934, and Temple earned AACSB accounting accreditation in June 2023. The degree meets the Pennsylvania education requirement to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam. The bulletin steers CPA candidates toward the tax, business reporting and controls electives. CMA candidates are pointed to ACCT 4502.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

A 2023 Temple Now profile of an accounting graduate says two student groups, Ascend and the Fox Accounting Association, helped him meet a recruiter. That led to a PwC internship and a full-time assurance job. Fox's own outcomes page lists Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC and RSM among top employers of its undergraduates from 2017 to 2022.

It also reports 92.1% placement of job seekers for the Class of 2022. AACSB said in 2023 that Temple graduates have completed a program grounded in exceptional technical and foundational skills.

• Which of the Main campus or online sections of Auditing and Intermediate Accounting will I get?
• How do online students reach Beta Alpha Psi and the Fox Accounting Association?
• Does the Data Analytics concentration fit my plan, given its Python and MIS prerequisites?
• Which electives best cover the extra 12 credits Pennsylvania asks of CPA candidates?

• Best Bachelor's Programs #16 of 100
• Best AACSB Accredited Programs #16 of 85
• Best Online Programs #10 of 50
• Best Public University Programs #16 of 79
• Accounting Programs in Pennsylvania #1 of 7

• Arizona State University Digital Immersion #14 of 100
• James Madison University #15 of 100
• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale #17 of 100
• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater #18 of 100