Thomas Edison State College Ranked “Best Buy” in Higher Education

According to the survey, which examined publicly posted tuition and fee rates at 89 regionally accredited institutions throughout the country, the undergraduate business degree program at Thomas Edison State College ranks fifth in the nation in terms of quality and affordability. To view the complete rankings, visit www.geteducated.com.

“Thomas Edison State College is very unique,” said Vicky Phillips, founder of GetEducated.com. “The cost for an online undergraduate business degree at Thomas Edison is very reasonable. What our rankings and survey says to people is that they have many choices among regionally accredited institutions.” 

The average cost of earning an online undergraduate business degree at a regionally accredited institution is approximately $40,224, according to the survey.  The survey calculates the average cost of earning an online undergraduate business degree at Thomas Edison State College at approximately $25,880 for non-New Jersey residents, and approximately $18,080 for New Jersey residents – both well below the national average for regionally accredited baccalaureate programs. Depending on several factors, including the number of credits a student transfers into a program and the type of tuition plan, the cost of earning a degree at Thomas Edison State College may be even lower.

The survey reinforces a trend identified in other national surveys focusing on online master’s degrees conducted by GetEducated.com: higher cost does not mean higher quality.

 “Just because a college education at one school costs three times more than another school, it does not mean that it is three times better,” said Phillips.  

GetEducated.com surveys try to create an index of regionally accredited online degree programs to help consumers better understand the costs associated with earning an online degree and make a more informed decision, noted Phillips.

“We are honored to be recognized as an intelligent investment in education,” said Mary Ellen Caro, associate provost and dean of the School of Business and Management at Thomas Edison State College. “For more than 30 years, we’ve been providing adults with high-quality educational programs designed around their needs. Today, maintaining that focus in our efforts, particularly with our Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program, remains at the core of our mission.” 

In 2004, GetEducated.com conducted a survey ranking the top 10 best buys in the country for online regionally accredited undergraduate human resources degrees, which included the baccalaureate degree program in human resources at Thomas Edison State College.

Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com, LLC designed and directed America’s first online counseling center for adult learners seeking accredited online college degrees. Today, GetEducated.com serves as the only online clearinghouse in the country dedicated exclusively to showcasing accredited online degrees. GetEducated.com has been featured in several national publications and news reports about distance learning, including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, US News & World Report, CNN, and CBS News.

About Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self-directed adults. One of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, the College offers 16 associate, baccalaureate and master’s degrees in more than 100 areas of study. Students earn degrees through a wide variety of rigorous and high-quality academic methods that can be customized to meet their individual needs. Identified by Forbes magazine as one of the top 20 colleges and universities in the nation in the use of technology to create learning opportunities for adults, Thomas Edison State College is a national leader in the assessment of adult learning and a pioneer in the use of educational technologies. The College is home to the John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy. The New Jersey State Library is an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College. To learn more, visit www.tesc.edu.