2024 Best Schools for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware

With all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware ranking is part of that endeavor. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.

In This Year's Value Report:

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Choosing the Best School for You

We analyzed 3 schools across Delaware to determine which have the best value programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.

Our Methodology

The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware ranking is to look at the school's average net price for students with families that make $30-$48k a year. The net price is the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.

To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.

Additional Rankings

You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.

To get a better picture of the best value schools for your income range or for whether or not you'll receive aid, click on one of the tiles above. Are you more interested in the best value schools in your area? Try narrowing this list by location. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.

• Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware
• Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware
• Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware
• Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware

Best Value Schools (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, Delaware

#2 Quality Rank in DE

$8,522 Average Net Price (With Aid)

36% Discount Rate

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $30-$48k) school in Delaware for overall quality. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Dover, Delaware.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Delaware. Students from families who make $30-$48k a year pay an annual average net price of $8,522.

Read full value report on Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

2

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

#1 Quality Rank in DE

$14,319 Average Net Price (With Aid)

50% Discount Rate

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware list. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware.

Not only is University of Delaware a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Delaware for overall quality. Students from families who make $30-$48k a year pay an annual average net price of $14,319.

Learn More About Value at University of Delaware

3

Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

#3 Quality Rank in DE

$17,122 Average Net Price (With Aid)

4% Discount Rate

Out of the 3 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #3 spot on the list. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.

Wilmington University has the honor of being ranked #3 in Delaware for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $30-$48k a year pay an annual average net price of $17,122.

Full Wilmington University Value Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.