Finance is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Delaware to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of finance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 447 degrees in finance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. For our Best Overall Finance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Finance Schools in Delaware list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of finance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of Delaware if you want to pursue a degree in finance. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 269 finance students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in finance needs to take a look at Wilmington University. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 75 finance students who graduated with this degree at Wilmington University in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Goldey - Beacom College if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wilmington.
There were approximately 92 finance students who graduated with this degree at Goldey - Beacom College in the most recent year we have data available.
Delaware State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in finance. Located in the small city of Dover, Del State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 4 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 11 finance students who graduated with this degree at Del State in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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