2023 Best Value Schools in Delaware
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Delaware to see which programs offered the best value experiences for 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.
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Top Value Schools in Delaware
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Our analysis found Delaware Technical Community College - Terry to be the best value school for students in Delaware. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a fairly large public school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 1,953 degrees in 2020-2021.
Delaware Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,808 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,523 in student loans.After graduating from Delaware Tech, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $35,255 during the early years of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delaware Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality in Delaware.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Schools in Delaware list. Located in Dover, Delaware, the medium-sized public school awarded 776 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Del State are $18,280 a year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $27,898 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $453, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Del State graduates make an average of $40,156 annually.
Del State also made our Best Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #4.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Schools in Delaware list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 3,857 degrees in 2020-2021.
Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $27,904 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Wilmington University, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $52,115 during the early years of their career.
Wilmington University also took the #3 spot in our Best Schools in Delaware rankings.
Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Newark, Delaware, the large public school handed out 6,312 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 a year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,866 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $545 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, UD graduates make an average of $46,231 annually.
UD also took the #1 spot in our Best Schools in Delaware rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Schools in Delaware list. Wesley College is located in Dover, Delaware and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 285 degrees to qualified students.
Wesley College undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $36,679 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $303. Once they receive their degree, Wesley College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $34,600 during the early year of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wesley College is ranked #5 for overall quality in Delaware.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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