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Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, NJ · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Uncertain payoff

Payoff needs your actual price

ROI withheld because the institution-wide price is missing, below the reliability floor or produces an extreme price-sensitive scenario.

There is not enough reported information to classify the payoff reliably.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
Not availableModeled 10-year ROI
$81,135Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Thomas Edison State University

What does Thomas Edison State University cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Thomas Edison State University.

What do Thomas Edison State University graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $81,135 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Thomas Edison State University graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $12,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at Thomas Edison State University worth the same?

No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 23 field-and-credential outcomes at Thomas Edison State University; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.

PAYOFF CURVE

Not enough reliable price data to model ROI.

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$6,838
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,856
Sticker price
Average net priceNot available
Title IV student average
Cost of attendanceNot available
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$81,135 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Open admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$12,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$133/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$81,135Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,707Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$81,135
Year 6$65,570
Year 10$69,331
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

96thEarnings percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$78,651Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$16,245Median federal debt across categories that report debt
90%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$72,369Year 1
$85,816Year 4
$81,135Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$118,2572Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Master's Degree$112,3393Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$111,6724Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$109,3955Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$105,4616Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$104,6727Biological and Physical Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$90,5078Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$89,947

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · $109,395 reported+96%vs same-degree national median$11,474federal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $65,807 reported+56%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree · $90,507 reported+54%vs same-degree national median$18,500federal debt4Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's Degree · $112,339 reported+50%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree · $105,461 reported+47%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree · $71,291 reported+41%vs same-degree national median$11,312federal debt
BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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$16,504
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
$24,406
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$75,436
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$118,257Not availableNot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's Degree$112,339Not availableNot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$111,672Not availableNot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$109,395$11,474Not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$105,461Not availableNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$104,672$22,6181
Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree$90,507$18,500Not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$89,947$12,5006
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree$83,807$7,500Not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$82,029$21,086Not reported
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$78,651$16,2450
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$78,576$25,6253
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$75,097$19,018Not reported
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's Degree$71,572Not availableNot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$71,291$11,312Not reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$69,620$9,200Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$65,807Not availableNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$64,011$19,766Not reported
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,772$21,384Not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$62,552$14,909Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$60,803$16,000Not reported
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's DegreeNot available$10,562Not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$16,842Not reported

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.