2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Delaware

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for General Education for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across Delaware, there were 134 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for General Education for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for General Education for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for General Education for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware master’s degree vets studying general education.

Top 2 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Delaware

1

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

364 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for General Education for a Master’s. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list.Among the 23,613 students enrolled at University of Delaware, 364 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Delaware]](/colleges/university-of-delaware/student-life/veterans/)

2

Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

37 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for General Education for a Master’s. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 73 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2020-2021.

Wilmington University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list.According to our most recent data, Wilmington University supports 14,769 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 30 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,088. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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