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2026 Best Value Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/industrial-and-physical-pharmacy-and-cosmetic-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences schools.

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• Best Value Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Best Value Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences Schools

1

Long Island University C W Post Campus
Brookville, NY

$42,432 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$59,950 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences, no school beat Long Island University C W Post Campus this year. Located in the suburb of Brookville, Long Island University C W Post Campus is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $42,432. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences program here. Early-career industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences graduates make about $98,859. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

$48,986 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,297 Avg Student Debt

$74,742 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences will find it at Duquesne University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $48,986. Typical student debt for industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences graduates is $26,297. Early-career industrial and physical pharmacy and cosmetic sciences graduates make about $54,826. Set against $26,297 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Duquesne University admits about 84% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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.