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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware

2 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Delaware. With 174 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Delaware

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

Top Delaware Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best school in Delaware for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing 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 nursing schools in Delaware. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
Maryland 922
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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