Temple University Rankings by Salary Score™

Being at Temple was unfortunately a negative experience overall. I had read many reviews and was expecting the best but so many aspects of the school fell short. For one, safety is a huge concern. I dormed in Temple Towers. The building is full of gas appliances. We had 2 emergency evacuations in the middle of the night in our first 2 weeks of school alone. One during a storm where we ran in our pjs and underwear to another building. We get text alerts about shootings and robbings near campus every other day.... Read More Multiple shootings and robberies happened a block or two away from my dorm. It is too expensive to be a student at Temple as well. The tuition may be okay compared to other schools but the added costs of being a student in Philly and all the supplied you need for classes add uo. The student body is great and diverse but that is the only positive. My education was better at the community college I transfered from by far. The professors do not care much at Temple. It is very hit or miss. So many classes are taught by grad students, many of which seemed confused and were just trying their best obviously, but confused nonetheless. Finally, temple faculty and staff are some of the rudest I have ever had to work with. The housing department was always angry and did not want to help. They had hung up on me multiple times. My counselor was unhelpful when I needed help switching classes. I ended up figuring how to switch classes and what classes I still needed to take by myself. So overall, I would not recommend Temple, no matter the cost or experiences it can offer.

Positives: -Philadelphia is a culturally rich area -Temple has a great faculty, many of which are from the Philadelphia Orchestra -Good facilities -Overall high level of students Negatives: -Degree requirements are lacking a lot of essentials -No studio class -No junior recital -Required recital attendance is minimal, resulting in very poorly attended concerts -Chamber music is extremely disorganized and not taken seriously by students or faculty (you'll be happy to see your coach in the audience) -I have... Read More been to two other schools since that have had much more nurturing environments. For example, weekly studio class, chamber music class (in addition to regular coachings), and weekly departmental recitals (strings, winds, vocal, etc.). Attendance is required. These provide students with many organized opportunities to offer peer-to-peer feedback, and perform for an actual audience. Temple does not require any of this. Overall, it's a decent school that has all of the resources and potential to be a lot better.