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2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Delaware to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

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

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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

Full Nursing at Wilmington University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Of the 184 students majoring in nursing at UD, 8% are male and 92% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at UD accumulate an average of around $23,282 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $368.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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#4

Wesley College

Dover, DE

Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Wesley College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,679. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $303.

Full Nursing at Wesley College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delaware State University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Dover, Del State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Del State accumulate an average of around $35,977 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Delaware State University Report

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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.

  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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