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 has a total student population of 10,934. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 44 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

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.

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

• Bachelor’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: 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 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
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	69
Most Popular Online Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	95
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	395
Most Focused Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	412
Best Accounting Schools	491
Most Popular Accounting Schools	576
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,313

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from TESU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at TESU is $53,500. This is 22% higher than $43,900, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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 2018-2019 academic year, 44 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from TESU. About 34% were men and 66% were women.

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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

TESU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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	46

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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.