Which Thomas Edison State University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Other Interdisciplinary Studies graduates leave with a median of $11,474 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 Thomas Edison State University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Thomas Edison State University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,838 a year, and $8,856 for out-of-state students.

How many Thomas Edison State University programs report graduate pay?

9 bachelor's programs and 5 associate's programs at Thomas Edison State University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Thomas Edison State University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

All 9 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New Jersey. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Jersey
1	NursingAbout 108 graduates a year	$95,053	$99,603	$22,618	6th of 19
2	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 414 graduates a year	$88,629	$102,164	$11,474	1st of 3
3	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 18 graduates a year	$72,628	$74,616	$19,018	1st of 2
4	Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 69 graduates a year	$69,480	$72,470	$18,500	1st of 2
5	Business AdministrationAbout 140 graduates a year	$69,147	$80,852	$12,500	2nd of 22
6	AccountingAbout 20 graduates a year	$56,988	$78,149	$21,086	6th of 15
7	Human ResourcesAbout 19 graduates a year	$53,382	$85,616	$25,625	1st of 5
8	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 352 graduates a year	$49,779	$54,955	$19,766	1st of 12
9	Social SciencesAbout 88 graduates a year	$44,773	$62,477	$21,384	1st of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Jersey ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New Jersey programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 5 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New Jersey. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Jersey
1	Other Military TechnologiesAbout 37 graduates a year	$75,492	$74,586	$7,500	1st of 1
2	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 71 graduates a year	$58,827	$85,754	$11,312	1st of 2
3	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 50 graduates a year	$52,977	$69,410	$9,200	1st of 1
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 70 graduates a year	$50,524	$62,351	$16,000	1st of 19
5	Business AdministrationAbout 43 graduates a year	$45,973	Not reported	$14,909	1st of 13

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Jersey ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New Jersey programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$95,053
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$88,629
Other Health Professions$72,628
Biological and Physical Sciences$69,480
Business Administration$69,147

Lowest median debt

Other Interdisciplinary Studies$11,474
Business Administration$12,500
Biological and Physical Sciences$18,500
Other Health Professions$19,018
Liberal Arts and General Studies$19,766

Largest programs

Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 414 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 352 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 140 graduates a year
NursingAbout 108 graduates a year
Social SciencesAbout 88 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $95,053 in their first year, the most of 9 Thomas Edison State University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels