2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Delaware
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked 3rd in Delaware. In fact, 175 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health science 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.
Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in Delaware for health sciences and services students. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilmington University are $11,760 a year. After completing their degree, health science graduates from Wilmington University carry an average student debtload of $30,320.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wilmington University is ranked #2 for overall quality for health science in Delaware.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for health sciences and services students. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UD are $15,020 a year. Health Science majors at UD take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
UD also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #3.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,199 |
Pennsylvania | 1,691 |
Maryland | 187 |
New Jersey | 1,471 |
District of Columbia | 78 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.