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# Thomas Jefferson University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do Thomas Jefferson University graduates earn?

The reported median is $87,195 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $18,945 per year.

For Thomas Jefferson University, the return evidence centers on earnings that exceed the model’s expectation. Azimuth assigns the university’s return pillar a 96th percentile standing among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $25,499 more than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/)—the difference between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students—stand in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,317. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $19,182.

Among federally aided completers working and not enrolled, median earnings are $87,195 four years after completion, a 93rd percentile placement. The peer median—the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size)—is $68,250, with the university $18,945 above it.

The model and peer measures both indicate earnings above their reference points.

The range of earnings scenarios is wide, so the field selected matters at Thomas Jefferson University. The downside earnings scenario is $59,381 and the upside scenario is $101,504, with $87,195 as the typical scenario; each is modeled from the program mix rather than an observed graduate group.

Among individual fields, median earnings four years after completion are $106,225 in Allied Health Professions, $99,839 in Nursing, and $74,992 in Business Administration and Management. Those figures give the modeled range a concrete shape across fields.

Graduate study matters when reading the four-year earnings figure. An estimated 27.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

The earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, leaving those who continue their education outside that snapshot.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$87,195

**Rank for difference from expectations**
98th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**Thomas Jefferson University reported median**
$87,195

**Peer schools comparable schools · $18,945 below Thomas Jefferson University**
$68,250

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $25,499 below Thomas Jefferson University**
$61,696

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How many Thomas Jefferson University students return and finish their degrees?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2024-25

**Returned the following fall**
82.5%

**Completed within six years**
68.6%

**Pell recipients completed within six years**
63.3%

Source: Thomas Jefferson University Common Data Set 2024-25, B22 retention; B4–B11 six-year completion. Retention and completion follow different entering cohorts.

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $59,381 to $101,504, around the reported median of $87,195. Compare the lower scenario with [Thomas Jefferson University borrowing and monthly payments](/school/thomas-jefferson-university/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$59,381

**Median · reported**
$87,195

**Higher estimate**
$101,504

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do Thomas Jefferson University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

Thomas Jefferson University graduates’ reported earnings are $25,499 above that expectation, the 98th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Thomas Jefferson University caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$6,317

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
+$19,182

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
+$25,499

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at Thomas Jefferson University report the highest earnings?

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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.

Degree output is concentrated in Health Professions, which accounts for 69.2% of bachelor’s degrees awarded. Thomas Jefferson University has 8 nationally ranked bachelor’s fields.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Allied Health Professions #2 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions; it awarded 71 degrees, and median earnings were $106,225 four years after completion. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations ranks #6, with 41 degrees awarded and $57,815 in median earnings four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology #10 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions; it awarded 21 degrees and shows median earnings of $56,119 four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**
$106,225

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$99,839

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
$74,992

**Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**
$71,608

**Architectural Sciences and Technology**
$68,760

**Interior Architecture**
$68,753

**Design and Applied Arts**
$59,731

**Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations**
$57,815

[Explore Thomas Jefferson University program cohorts and field ranks](/school/thomas-jefferson-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Program mix makes the earnings range field-dependent. The downside earnings scenario is $59,381, the typical scenario is $87,195, and the upside scenario is $101,504.

Allied Health Professions has median earnings of $106,225 four years after completion, while Design and Applied Arts, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, has $59,731. These are earnings scenarios, and the spread reflects variation by field.

For federally aided completers working and not enrolled, Thomas Jefferson University has median earnings of $87,195 four years after completion. Azimuth places those earnings in the 93rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, drawing on an earnings cohort of 1,434 completers.

Graduates earn about $25,499 more than the model expects for similar students. The typical earnings scenario matches the observed median, while the downside and upside scenarios are $59,381 and $101,504.

An estimated 27.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The earnings standing and higher-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).