Accounting at Thomas Edison State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Thomas Edison State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and approximately 10,495 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from TESU.

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

TESU Accounting Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at TESU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TESU does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

TESU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at TESU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	27
	53
	84
	88
	107
	173
	259
	320
	382
	403
	480
	516
	519
	660
	696
	1,401

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from TESU. This is the #502 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from TESU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at TESU is $42,221. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at TESU

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

TESU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from TESU. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at TESU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

TESU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at TESU awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

TESU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Thomas Edison State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	34

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43,380	$46,860
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Financial Managers	21,340	$175,880
Financial Analysts	10,560	$106,100
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,130	$47,450

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.