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See which careers fit your traits — based on what 755+ Temple alumni actually went on to do.

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What Temple grads actually do

Based on 755 notable Temple alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
89
writer
73
basketball player
64
American football player
52
journalist
49
actor
46
university teacher
46
television actor
39
lawyer
36
film actor
35
screenwriter
34
novelist
22

Notable Temple alumni

Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
basketball player
Kim Rhodes
Kim Rhodes
actor · voice actor
Nao Takasugi
Nao Takasugi
politician
Veronica Hamel
Veronica Hamel
film actor · actor
Nick Gillespie
Nick Gillespie
journalist · pundit
Nick Falcon
Nick Falcon
singer-songwriter · singer
Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker
lyricist · singer-songwriter
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
politician

Salary outlook for top Temple career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
novelist
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About Temple

Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation at the Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia, then called Baptist Temple. Today, Temple is the third-largest university in Pennsylvania by enrollment and awarded 9,128 degrees in the 2023–24 academic year. It has a worldwide alumni base of 378,012, with 352,175 alumni residing in the United States. The university consists of 17 schools and colleges, including five professional schools, offering over 640+ academic programs and over 160 undergraduate majors. As of 2024, about 30,005 undergraduate, graduate and professional students were enrolled at the university. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity," spending $301,395,000 on research and development in 2022 according to the National Science Foundation. Temple has 18 NCAA Division I varsity sports teams and competes as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Temple's varsity teams, known as the Temple Owls, have won three team national championships.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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