2025 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Ranked #3 in popularity, education is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 doctor's degrees in education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Education Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Education in Delaware

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in education.

Top Delaware Schools for a Doctorate in Education

1

Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Wilmington University is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in education. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of New Castle.More information about a doctorate in education from Wilmington University

2

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Delaware State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in education. Del State is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Dover.More information about a doctorate in education from Delaware State University

Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	522
Maryland	29	156
Pennsylvania	29	756
New Jersey	28	217
District of Columbia	24	67

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	95
General Education	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.