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Nursing at Thomas Edison State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Thomas Edison State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 10,495. Of the 224 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State University in 2021, 189 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

TESU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at TESU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TESU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

TESU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at TESU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at TESU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
33
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 58
76
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 102
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 114
119
191
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 225
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 241
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 249
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 290
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 305
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 306
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 324
Most Popular Nursing Schools 336
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 372
Best Value Nursing Schools 421
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 497
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 503
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 509
Best Nursing Schools 822
Most Focused Nursing Schools 968

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in nursing from TESU. This makes it the #291 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of TESU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at TESU is $82,105. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at TESU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Thomas Edison State University.

TESU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at TESU awarded 189 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at TESU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Thomas Edison State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 100
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

TESU Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at TESU awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from TESU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Thomas Edison State University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

TESU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Thomas Edison State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 189
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 30
Nursing Practice 4

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Thomas Edison State University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,260 $116,750
Nurse Practitioners 5,900 $122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950
Nurse Midwives 180 $113,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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