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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

5 Schools Ranked
$10,186 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,449 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

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#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
1,691 Total Awards
$12,030 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,658 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best school in Delaware for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 1,691 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend Wilmington University, expect to pay an average of $12,030 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,658 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Wilmington University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 87% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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107 Total Awards
$4,945 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,381 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 107 students in 2021-2022.

Students from Delaware who attend Delaware Tech full time pay an average of $4,945 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $11,808. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $15,381 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Delaware Tech does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
4,934 Total Awards
$15,410 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. This large public school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 4,934 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Delaware pay an average of $15,410 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UD. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $37,930. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,919 in student loans.

Online courses are available at UD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware
694 Total Awards
$8,358 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,647 Avg Student Debt

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. Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 694 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

In-state students pay an average of $8,358 in tuition and fees if they attend Del State full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $18,280. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,647 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that Del State does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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 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%.

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