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2023 Best Nursing Schools in Delaware

4 Schools Ranked
$44,142 Average Earnings
$26,759 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Delaware to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students.

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Top Nursing Schools in Delaware

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1,999 Total Awards
$35,255 Average Earnings
$10,697 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Delaware Technical Community College - Terry the best school in Delaware for nursing students working on their degree. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,999 students in 2021-2022.

On average, students take out $10,697 in loans while pursuing their degree.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.

Full Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Report

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
6,477 Total Awards
$46,231 Average Earnings
$24,565 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Delaware is a large public school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 6,477 degrees in 2021-2022.

Degree recipients from UD accumulate an average of $24,565 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $682, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, UD graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,231 during the early year of their career.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
3,732 Total Awards
$52,115 Average Earnings
$28,753 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in Delaware list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,732 degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, students take out $28,753 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Wilmington University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $52,115 during the early year of their career.

Full Wilmington University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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