Temple University

Doing some research, it seems that Temple’s Fox School of Business has come along some and is a pretty decent school. I understand it isn’t near the top, but I’m interested in what others think, if anything at all, of the reputation of Temple? I am transferring from CC and will be starting at Temple and will be looking to do a 1 year accounting masters program at either Temple, Rutgers or Villanova when I finish up so I will be CPA ready at least. Any feedback is appreciated.

Temple is a very good school and it is rising in the rankings education-wise and “barbecue prestige-wise” but it still can’t shake that notion of being unsafe.

Thanks for the input, I don’t live far from Temple and I’m working full time which is why it was my first choice and I’m not too worried about the unsafe part, but definitely see your point.

I think Temple is an underrated university. It has a lot to offer, and thousands of students manage to thrive in that “unsafe” environment.

people may be trying to be polite but when i tell people my son is at Temple, the most common response i get is good school. i think Temple has treated my kid very well and that Temple has a lot to offer. it also seems to be very well regarded in philly area so if you plan to stay there, it would a great choice. and i agree with above comment that Temple is underrated. such places generally have plenty to offer at a nice price tag which is an awesome combination.

My friend works in middle management at a marketing firm in NYC, and he is originally from Jersey (just to give geographic context). I asked him what Temple’s rep is in NYC and he says that it’s known as a good, decently respected school. Take what you want from that.

My son gave serious consideration to Temple and Fox Business School. In the end, he chose to stay in state (Maryland). That being said, for people who are admitted to Fox Honors, I don’t think you can get any better advising than what we saw at Fox Honors. We were VERY impressed! While advising might be considered underrated, when a student has poor or frequent changes in advisors, as parents, you certainly appreciate strong advisors when you see it. In this case, some of the things that impressed us as parents was the fact that the advisor we met with at Temple actually knew the students in the program by name AND interests. This was particularly important because she would often come across various research or internship opportunities, and would think, “Oh, so and so would find this interesting”, and call them to tell them about it. At larger universities, advisors have too many students to be able to do that. While we are certainly excited for our son and the opportunities that await him, we would equally recommend Temple - just for different reasons.