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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Delaware with 1,267 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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 2023 rankings named Delaware Technical Community College - Terry the best value school in Delaware for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Delaware Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,945 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

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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. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilmington University are $11,760 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Wilmington University carry an average student debtload of $24,871.

Wilmington University also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware rankings.

Full Nursing at Wilmington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dover.

Del State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,358 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Del State carry an average student debtload of $35,977.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Del State is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Delaware.

Full Nursing at Delaware State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $15,020 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UD is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Delaware.

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#5

Wesley College

Dover, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Wesley College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dover.

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 #3.

Full Nursing at Wesley College Report

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

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

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
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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.

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