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

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates leave with a median of $25,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 Thomas Jefferson University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Thomas Jefferson University cost?

Tuition and fees are $47,505 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $28,928 a year.

How many Thomas Jefferson University programs report graduate pay?

10 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Thomas Jefferson University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Thomas Jefferson University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Philadelphia, PA
3,755 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 Thomas Jefferson University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($85,656), and Design and Applied Arts the least ($36,433). The median program pays $44,330. Thomas Jefferson University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$47,505Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$28,928Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate81%Of applicants

All 10 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania
1	NursingAbout 430 graduates a year	$85,656	$98,011	$30,000	3rd of 42
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 61 graduates a year	$82,918	$86,316	$25,000	2nd of 16
3	Architectural TechnologyAbout 73 graduates a year	$55,334	Not reported	$31,000	1st of 4
4	Business AdministrationAbout 16 graduates a year	$45,225	$62,768	$36,625	37th of 65
5	Interior ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$44,696	$59,320	$27,000	2nd of 2
6	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$43,964	$48,949	$47,976	2nd of 4
7	Health SciencesAbout 134 graduates a year	$43,635	$72,801	$31,000	1st of 7
8	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 27 graduates a year	$40,407	$58,144	$26,750	3rd of 5
9	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 37 graduates a year	$39,814	Not reported	$37,024	10th of 13
10	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 39 graduates a year	$36,433	$56,844	$27,000	8th of 16

Program names link to the program's own page, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Pennsylvania.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Pennsylvania
Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 18 graduates a year	$46,768	$48,649	$35,437	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$85,656
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$82,918
Architectural Technology$55,334
Business Administration$45,225
Interior Architecture$44,696

Lowest median debt

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$25,000
Specialized Sales and Merchandising$26,750
Interior Architecture$27,000
Design and Applied Arts$27,000
Nursing$30,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 430 graduates a year
Health SciencesAbout 134 graduates a year
Architectural TechnologyAbout 73 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 61 graduates a year
Design and Applied ArtsAbout 39 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $85,656 in their first year, the most of 10 Thomas Jefferson 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 Pennsylvania 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