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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Delaware

3 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Delaware to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware

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

Top Delaware Schools for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best school in Delaware for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The excellent master’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Delaware. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Wesley College

Dover, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Located in the small city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges 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 3 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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