Health Sciences & Services at Temple University

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 204 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Temple Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Temple Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at Temple compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Temple is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	35
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	383

Health Science Student Demographics at Temple

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Temple University.

Temple Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 204 health science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health science at Temple are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	111
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Temple also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	204

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.