Compare the best BSN, MSN, ADN, and RN programs in Delaware. Tuition costs, NCLEX pass rates, accreditation, and unique program highlights for prospective nursing students.
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Nursing Programs in Delaware
UD's School of Nursing is Delaware's premier nursing program, known for its research emphasis and strong clinical network. Students rotate through ChristianaCare — one of the Mid-Atlantic's largest health systems.
Delaware Tech's ADN program is the most affordable pathway to RN licensure in the state, with clinical partnerships across all three counties and strong bridge agreements with UD and Wilmington University.
Premier nursing school in Delaware with state-of-the-art simulation center
Accelerated BSN for career changers; evening cohorts available
Statewide community college ADN with multiple Delaware campus locations
LPN certificate at Del Tech's southern Delaware campus
Online MSN with FNP concentration; designed for working RNs
Delaware may be small, but it offers a solid nursing market anchored by ChristianaCare, one of the largest health systems in the Mid-Atlantic, along with Bayhealth and Nemours Children's. Its location between Philadelphia and Baltimore gives nurses access to a broad regional job market within a short commute.
Students can pursue affordable community-college ADN programs through Delaware Technical Community College, BSN degrees at the University of Delaware and other institutions, accelerated second-degree options, and RN-to-BSN bridges plus MSN tracks for advanced practice and leadership.
Licensure is handled by the Delaware Board of Nursing. Delaware is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN license issued to a Delaware resident is a multistate license valid across all compact states — and Delaware is also one of the states that issues multistate APRN Compact licenses, a benefit for advanced-practice nurses.
Licensing authority: Delaware Board of Nursing.