by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware” ranking, we looked at 5 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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The nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 420 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wesley College is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 571 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 193 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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