by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across Delaware, there were 175 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,082 and $28,660 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,355 and $27,084 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health sciences and services programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Well Attended Health Science Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware bachelor’s degree health science students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 101 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Wilmington University
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of Delaware
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