2024 Best Grad Schools in Delaware for Doctorate Degrees

There are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which grad school to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges in Delaware ranking is part of that endeavor.

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Top Doctorate Degree Schools in Delaware

Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

282 Doctorate Degrees Awarded

$87,559 Average Early-Career Earnings

University of Delaware tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for doctorate degrees in Delaware for overall quality. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 282 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.

Graduates with a doctorate degree from UD make an average of $87,559 per year during the early years of their career.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

160 Doctorate Degrees Awarded

$89,157 Average Early-Career Earnings

The excellent doctorate degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Delaware. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 160 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, doctorate degree graduates from Wilmington University make an average of $89,157 a year.

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Notes and References

• 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.
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