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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,021 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Delaware. In total, 1,267 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Delaware.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Delaware to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Delaware Technical Community College - Terry to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Delaware. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $4,945 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Delaware Tech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,707.

Delaware Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware rankings.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Wilmington University carry an average student debtload of $24,871.

Wilmington University also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the # 3 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 tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Del State are $8,358 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Del State carry an average student debtload of $35,977.

Del State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $15,020 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UD carry an average student debtload of $23,282. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $368, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UD also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware rankings.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Located in the city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Nursing majors at Wesley College take out an average of $36,679 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $303, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Wesley College also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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