2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Delaware

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Delaware, there were 1,247 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,614 and $31,978 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,450 and $63,414 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Delaware

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$8,834 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware list. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 67 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our delaware doctor’s degree education students list, Wilmington University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Delaware” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

#3 in overall quality

$11,726 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware list. Located in Dover, Delaware, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

Del State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Del State are $11,726, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Delaware list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Delaware” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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).
• 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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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