Temple University (Fox)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #58 Best Business Schools

Specialties Locked in International #46 in Part-time MBA

Business School Overview

The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, actuarial science, finance, general management, health care administration, human resources management, insurance, international business, marketing, and management information systems. Its tuition is full-time: $25,137 per year (in-state); full-time: $35,856 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $931 per credit (in-state); part-time: $1,328 per credit (out-of-state); executive: $41,750 per year (in-state); and executive: $41,750 per year (out-of-state). At graduation, 74.4 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University in Philadelphia offers a master’s program in financial engineering to train students on financial modeling and on risk analysis and management. Other specialized degree programs include IT Auditing and Cyber-Security; Actuarial Science; and Finance. The curriculum for many of these master’s programs prepares students to earn necessary industry certifications while completing their master’s degrees.

Bolstering its niche degree programs, the Fox School of Business and Management also offers its standard M.B.A. programs in various forms: full time, part time, online, international, and executive. Students in the part-time M.B.A. program attend evening classes and can choose between two tracks: self paced (up to four years), or accelerated (20 to 24 months). The executive M.B.A. program is a 16-month option completed via monthly in-person courses, supplemented by regular web conferences with classmates and faculty.

Temple’s Fox School of Business and Management also has a yearlong International M.B.A. option, adding a global focus to its degree offerings. Students enrolled in this program rotate among partner schools in France, Japan, China, and India. In addition to classroom time, students visit companies and meet with influential business leaders in each country to build a global web of contacts and colleagues.

Graduates from the Fox School of Business and Management join an alumni network that includes Larry Miller, president of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers; and Malgosia Majewska, former Miss World Canada.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	December 10
Application deadline (international students)	March 1
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting insurance actuarial science international business finance marketing general management management information systems health care administration other human resources management

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	90
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $25,137 per year (in-state) Full-time: $35,856 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $931 per credit (in-state) Part-time: $1,328 per credit (out-of-state) Executive: $41,750 per year (in-state) Executive: $41,750 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$965 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	$0

Salary

Average base salary	$79,078
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	74.4%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data