Degree Programs Overview

Thomas Edison State University offers 88 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 86 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,005 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at TESU. 1,325 students completed bachelor's programs and 211 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at TESU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's1212373233140
Bachelor's22211,325736589
Master's141421195116
Doctor's2232923
Post-Graduate Certificate2120291910
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate1717352213

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Thomas Edison State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($84,262) after graduation and the Business Administration, Management and Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $58,672 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $84,262$7,022$15,000$159
Business Administration, Management and Operations $58,672$4,889$14,238$151
Human Resources Management and Services $55,974$4,665--
Biological and Physical Sciences $55,764$4,647$10,950$116
Accounting and Related Services $54,338$4,528--
Social Sciences, General $46,830$3,903$15,312$162
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $41,115$3,426$11,662$124
Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians $60,453$5,038--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $49,296$4,108$15,421$163
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services $44,057$3,671--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $108,462$9,039--
Educational Administration and Supervision $78,671$6,556--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $68,060$5,672$27,768$316

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Thomas Edison State University.

At the school, the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) Bachelor program has the most completers of 414 and the Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor program has the second most completers of 290 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15ONLINE NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED 50ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 70ONLINE 290ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare3ONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED 37ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 31ONLINE 69ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)6ONLINE 71ONLINE 414ONLINE26ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Psychology2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
GeropsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Terrorism and Counterterrorism OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1ONLINE NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED 45ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aviation/Airway Management and OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Wellness1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)NOT OFFERED 28ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 108NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED29ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Wellness1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)NOT OFFERED 28ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 108NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED29ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 43ONLINE 111ONLINE79ONLINE 20ONLINE 9ONLINE
Operations Management and Supervision4ONLINE NOT OFFERED 14ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)2ONLINE NOT OFFERED 15ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting4ONLINE NOT OFFERED 20ONLINE1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance1ONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration2ONLINE NOT OFFERED 19ONLINE7ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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