Best Military-Friendly Online Colleges Near Newark, DE

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Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Newark offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 8 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is New Castle County Airport, about 8 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (1 Coast Guard, 3 National Guard, 4 Other). 1 of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is University of Delaware in Newark, DE, about 0 miles from city center. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is University of Maryland-College Park. Newark has a population of about 30,309 and a median household income of $71,373; 57.5 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).

Military-friendly online colleges near Newark

Schools based in Delaware that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Newark city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Newark. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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University of Delaware

Newark, DE 0.3 miles from Newark
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
  • Student veteran org
83.5 BOC Score
Graduation rate 81%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $72,950
Avg net price $17,799/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 91%
  • Programs offered: 179

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Nearest qualifying schools within 100 miles (any state)

School Location Credit for military training Dedicated military contact DoD MOU member Student veteran org BOC Score Distance
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Yes Yes Yes Yes 89.1 79 mi
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Yes Yes Yes Yes 88.8 52 mi
University of Delaware Newark, DE Yes Yes Yes Yes 83.5 0 mi
University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA Yes Yes No No 82.8 89 mi
Georgetown University Washington, DC Yes Yes Yes Yes 79.6 88 mi
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 79.1 90 mi
Villanova University Villanova, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 77.6 33 mi
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ Yes Yes No No 77.3 66 mi
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 76.8 39 mi
Towson University Towson, MD Yes Yes Yes Yes 76.6 50 mi

Delaware has 5 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the Delaware page lists them all.

Military installations near Newark

Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) Branch (from the name) Distance from Newark
New Castle County Airport Other 8 mi
National Guard River Road Training Site National Guard 9 mi
National Guard Havre de Grace Military Reserve National Guard 21 mi
Coast Guard Station Stillpond Coast Guard 31 mi
Aberdeen Proving Ground Other 32 mi
Nsa Mechanicsburg Det Philadelphia Annex Pnbc Other 34 mi
National Guard Spring City Readiness Center National Guard 37 mi
Graterford Fms Other 41 mi

Common post-service careers near Newark

Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area where BLS publishes it.

Occupation Median annual wage Scope Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts $132,560 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $129,201
Logisticians $86,900 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $84,698
Emergency Management Directors $103,120 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $100,507
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $89,580 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $87,310
Medical and Health Services Managers $122,920 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $119,805
Project Management Specialists $104,160 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $101,520
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $100,460 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $97,914
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $121,570 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro $118,489

BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.

Campuses within 30 miles of Newark

  • University of Delaware (Newark, DE), 0 mi, 4 of 4 services reported

Nearby cities

Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.