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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Delaware

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,021 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,111 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Delaware

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing

$4,945 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Delaware Technical Community College - Terry to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delaware Tech are $4,945 a year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Delaware Tech carry an average student debtload of $14,500.

Delaware Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Schools in Delaware list.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great value for nursing students. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Wilmington University take out $23,448 in student loans while working on their degree.

Wilmington University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Schools in Delaware list.

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$8,358 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Delaware list. Del State is a medium-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.

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$15,020 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UD are $15,020 a year. Nursing majors at UD take out an average of $26,788 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 #3 for overall quality for nursing in Delaware.

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#5

Wesley College

Dover, DE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wesley College is a great value for nursing students. Wesley College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dover.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Wesley College take out is $35,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $303, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Wesley College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Schools in Delaware list.

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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
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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