Human Resource Management at Thomas Edison State University

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

TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and approximately 10,495 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 35 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from TESU.

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

TESU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

TESU Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR 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 HR major at TESU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. 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
Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	16
Most Popular Human Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	27
	40
	52
Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	80
	94
Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	149

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in HR from TESU. This makes it the #150 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from TESU Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at TESU is $48,272. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $43,491 for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at TESU

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

TESU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in HR from TESU in 2021, 26% were men and 74% 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

TESU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at TESU awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 11% better 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 master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	17,510	$75,360
Training and Development Specialists	6,590	$74,760
Human Resources Managers	4,100	$169,040
Labor Relations Specialists	3,640	$117,470
Business Professors	2,510	$111,740

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.