2024 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Delaware to determine which ones were the best for nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 doctor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in Delaware

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing.

Top Delaware Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

1

Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

37 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Wilmington University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Wilmington University

2

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing needs to check out University of Delaware. UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Delaware

 

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	483
New York	174	302
Maryland	119	248
New Jersey	115	209
District of Columbia	81	52

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Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Nursing is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	43
Nursing Science	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	57

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.