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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Delaware, there were 1,296 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,111 and $24,934 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,772 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware doctor’s degree nursing students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Castle, Delaware, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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