by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Delaware ranking. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Delaware to determine which ones have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Delaware ranking is to look at the school's average net price for students with families that make $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value (income $0-$30k) school for bachelor’s degrees in Delaware in this year’s ranking. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Delaware is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Delaware. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $13,485.
The quality degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Delaware. Located in New Castle, Delaware, the school is a fairly large private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Wilmington University is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Delaware. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $14,582.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Delaware list. Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Delaware State University a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Delaware for overall quality. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $10,809.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.