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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 2nd in Delaware. In fact, 739 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Delaware

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Delaware. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wilmington University is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Delaware.

Full Education at Wilmington University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Education at University of Delaware

Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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