2024 Best Schools for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware for Bachelor's Degrees

There are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.

In This Year's Value Report:

• Our Methodology
• Best Value Schools List
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Choosing the Best School for You

We analyzed 3 schools across Delaware to determine which have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.

Our Methodology

To calculate the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. 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.

To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.

Additional Rankings

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.

To get a better picture of the best value schools for your income range or for whether or not you'll receive aid, click on one of the tiles above. Are you more interested in the best value schools in your area? Try narrowing this list by location. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

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.

• Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware
• Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware
• Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

#1 Quality Rank in DE

$16,896 Average Net Price (With Aid)

41% Discount Rate

University of Delaware tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $48-$75k) school for bachelor’s degrees in Delaware for overall quality. University of Delaware is a large public school located 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 $48-$75k per year is $16,896.

Full University of Delaware Value Report

2

Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

#2 Quality Rank in DE

$14,576 Average Net Price (With Aid)

18% Discount Rate

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in New Castle, Delaware.

Not only is Wilmington University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Delaware for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $14,576.

Learn More About Value at Wilmington University

3

Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware

#4 Quality Rank in DE

$12,629 Average Net Price (With Aid)

41% Discount Rate

The quality degree programs at Delaware State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Delaware. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.

Delaware State University has the honor of being ranked #4 in Delaware for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $12,629.

Full Delaware State University Value Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.