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Nursing at Delaware State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Delaware State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year. Of the 613 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University in 2021, 28 of them were nursing majors.

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

Del State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Del State Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Del State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Del State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
523
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 777
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 842
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,637

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Del State Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Del State is $69,821. This is 11% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Del State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Delaware State University.

Del State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delaware State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation Jobs in DE Average Salary in DE
Registered Nurses 11,840 $74,800
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,040 $131,260
Nurse Practitioners 760 $108,340
Nurse Anesthetists 150 $187,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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