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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Delaware

3 Colleges
$77,111 Avg Salary
$24,934 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing 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 Most Popular Nursing 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 were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Colleges.

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Wesley College

Dover, DE

Out of the 3 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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