Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey · Public

All 21 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 67 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

21 of 88 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New Jersey high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$109,395	+$72,419	clears the bar	$11,812	0.2 yrs	440
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$64,011	+$27,035	clears the bar	$11,662	0.4 yrs	435
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$89,947	+$52,971	clears the bar	$14,238	0.3 yrs	189
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$104,672	+$67,696	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	163
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$63,772	+$26,796	clears the bar	$15,312	0.6 yrs	101
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$60,803	+$23,827	clears the bar	$15,421	0.6 yrs	97
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	$71,291	+$34,315	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$90,507	+$53,531	clears the bar	$10,950	0.2 yrs	82
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$111,672	+$74,696	clears the bar	$27,768	0.4 yrs	66
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$69,620	+$32,644	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$62,552	+$25,576	clears the bar	$15,847	0.6 yrs	44
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	$71,572	+$34,596	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	$83,807	+$46,831	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$82,029	+$45,053	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$78,651	+$41,675	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$65,807	+$28,831	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$75,097	+$38,121	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Nursing	Master's Degree	$118,257	+$81,281	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$78,576	+$41,600	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$105,461	+$68,485	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$112,339	+$75,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pharmacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Physical Sciences	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.