2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Delaware

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Delaware. With 84 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Education Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Delaware

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

Delaware State University

Dover, DE

1 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Delaware

$8,358 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Delaware State University the best value school in Delaware for general education students. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Del State are $8,358 per year.

Del State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Education Schools in Delaware list.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

73 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Delaware

$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Delaware list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wilmington University also took the #2 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Delaware rankings.

Read full report on General Education at Wilmington University

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

10 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Delaware

$15,020 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Delaware list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $15,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Education Schools in Delaware list.

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Majors Related to Education

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Notes and References

*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 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 KOKUYO.

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