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Thomas Jefferson University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Thomas Jefferson University?

Nursing has the highest earnings among these featured fields, making program choice especially consequential at Thomas Jefferson University. Its completers have median earnings of $99,839 four years after completion, and the program awarded 466 degrees.

Azimuth ranks it #46 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Health Sciences recorded $71,608 and awarded 138 degrees; Azimuth ranks it #12 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Architectural Sciences and Technology posted $68,760 across 52 degrees awarded and ranks #13 nationally by Azimuth. At the more moderate end, Design and Applied Arts had median earnings of $59,731 with 57 degrees awarded; Azimuth places it #39 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The earnings figures differ substantially across these fields.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Health professions754 · 69.2%
  • Business82 · 7.5%
  • Architecture69 · 6.3%
  • Visual and performing arts57 · 5.2%
  • Psychology51 · 4.7%
  • Other76 · 7.0%

24 of 24 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 71 degrees awarded
$106,225
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 466 degrees awarded
$99,839
Business Administration, Management and Operations 16 degrees awarded
$74,992
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 138 degrees awarded
$71,608
Architectural Sciences and Technology 52 degrees awarded
$68,760
Interior Architecture 17 degrees awarded
$68,753

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions71$106,225#2
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing466$99,839#46
Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count16$74,992—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General138$71,608#12
Architectural Sciences and Technology52$68,760#13
Interior Architecture small degree count17$68,753—
Design and Applied Arts57$59,731#39
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations41$57,815#6
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology21$56,119#10
Health and Medical Administrative Services30$55,383#63
Psychology, General30$55,371—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Information Science/Studies small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Mechanical Engineering small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Biology, General small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Biopsychology small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs37Too few graduates to report—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Marketing small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Thomas Jefferson University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
466
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
138
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
71
Design and Applied Arts
57
Architectural Sciences and Technology
52
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
41
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
37
Psychology, General
30
Health and Medical Administrative Services
30
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
21

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Thomas Jefferson University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#2
  2. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations#6
  3. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology#10
  4. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#12
  5. Architectural Sciences and Technology#13
  6. Design and Applied Arts#39
  7. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing#46
  8. Health and Medical Administrative Services Included by program size#63

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at Thomas Jefferson University are concentrated in a single family: Health Professions accounts for 69.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Business a distant second at 7.5% and Architecture third at 6.3%. The university has 8 ranked programs and earnings data for 11 fields.

The largest single program is Nursing, at 466 degrees awarded in a year, and Azimuth ranks it #46 nationally and #1 in Pennsylvania. Graduates earn a median of $99,839 four years after completion.

Allied Health Professions is a smaller program at 71 degrees a year, but its completers report the highest earnings at $106,225, well above the national field median. The strongest return on the page belongs to Allied Health Professions, which Azimuth ranks #2 nationally with earnings of $106,225.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.