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2027 Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Clinical and Industrial Drug Development](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/clinical-and-industrial-drug-development/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical and industrial drug development students.

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• Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2027 Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical and industrial drug development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

$5,154 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,889 Avg Student Debt

$37,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Ivy Tech Community College, our #1 best value for clinical and industrial drug development in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $5,154, with out-of-state students paying around $9,935. Students borrow a median of $11,889 to complete the clinical and industrial drug development program here. Clinical And Industrial Drug Development graduates of Ivy Tech Community College earn a median of $40,734 early in their careers. Set against $11,889 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

2

University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

$13,363 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,530 Avg Student Debt

$54,810 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Cincinnati Main Campus earned it the #2 place for clinical and industrial drug development. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,363, with out-of-state students paying around $28,697. Typical student debt for clinical and industrial drug development graduates is $23,530. Early-career clinical and industrial drug development graduates make about $103,717. That is a strong return on a $23,530 median debt. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.