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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

5 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 1,267 degrees and certificates from a Delaware school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Delaware Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best school in Delaware for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Wilmington University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,871.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Delaware. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.

On average, nursing graduates from Delaware Tech take out $22,707 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 3 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,282. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $368.

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#4

Wesley College

Dover, DE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wesley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Located in the city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Wesley College accumulate an average of around $36,679 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $303.

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Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Dover, Del State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Del State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,977.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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