2022 Best Value Master’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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Delaware” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 542 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,664 and $43,750 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Delaware” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Delaware

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in Delaware list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 429 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wilmington University Education Report

#2

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

#3 in overall quality

$11,726 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Del State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Delaware State University are $11,726, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#1 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Delaware Education Report

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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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