2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Delaware to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Delaware
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Delaware Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Delaware. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
Of the 37 students majoring in nursing at Wilmington University, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Out of the 2 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 17,708 |
Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 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).
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