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2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,891 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 306 degrees and certificates from a Delaware school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Delaware to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Accounting

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UD are $15,020 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $692, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UD also made our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dover.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Del State are $8,358 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Del State is ranked #4 for overall quality for accounting in Delaware.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 6 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilmington University are $11,760 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at Wilmington University accumulate an average of around $29,366 in student debt.

Wilmington University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list.

Full Accounting at Wilmington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Delaware. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Strayer University - Delaware is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Delaware are $13,515 a year. Accounting majors at Strayer University - Delaware take out an average of $46,420 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Strayer University - Delaware also took the #3 spot in our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware rankings.

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#5

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goldey - Beacom College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wilmington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Goldey - Beacom College are $12,750 a year. On average, accounting graduates from Goldey - Beacom College take out $23,393 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Accounting at Goldey - Beacom College Report

#6

Wesley College

Dover, DE

Wesley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Wesley College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dover.

Wesley College also made our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,659
New York 7,419
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
District of Columbia 497

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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