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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Delaware

5 Colleges
$45,365 Avg Salary
$17,142 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Delaware. With 498 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Delaware to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Delaware.

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Read full report on Health Professions at Wilmington University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Health Professions at University of Delaware Report

#3

Wesley College

Dover, DE

Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wesley College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dover.

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#4

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goldey - Beacom College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Delaware list. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wilmington.

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The excellent programs at Strayer University - Delaware helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Delaware. Strayer University - Delaware is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Newark.

Full Health Professions at Strayer University - Delaware Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Pennsylvania 14,303
Maryland 4,839
New Jersey 3,330
District of Columbia 2,717

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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