by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Wilmington University landed the #395 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Delaware, Wilmington University came in at #2.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Wilmington University took the #212 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Delaware, Wilmington University came in at #2.
The total graduate student population at Wilmington University is made up of 71.3% women and 28.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 33.8% of the graduate student population at Wilmington University. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 7.7% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Fees | $60 | $60 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Wilmington University enter careers with an average starting salary of $59,764. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 2% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Wilmington University is $89,157. That's about 18% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Wilmington University.
Contact details for Wilmington University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 320 Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720 |
| Phone: | 877-967-5464 |
| Website: | www.wilmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WilmingtonUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/theWilmU |
In 2020-2021, 87.1% of the graduate students at Wilmington University took at least one class online. Approximately 75.6% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 37 |
| Educational Administration | 75 |
| Nursing | 37 |
| Other Social Sciences | 11 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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