2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 348th most popular major in the country with 1,615 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 257 pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmaceutical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmaceutical Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 7 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Creighton also made our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree pharmaceutical sciences students list, TTUHSC has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the #5 spot on the list. Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree pharmaceutical sciences students list, Western University of Health Sciences has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western University of Health Sciences are $23,596, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Western University of Health Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, Campbell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbell, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. UMB is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMB, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMB are $34,877, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University at Buffalo landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree pharmaceutical sciences students list, Ole Miss has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Mississippi Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree pharmaceutical sciences students list, Purdue has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Northeastern University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Albany, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Albany College of Pharmacy also made our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $25,735.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 23 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UTHSC also took the #22 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center are $24,430.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 7 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Rowan University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787.
LIU Post ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 4 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
LIU Post also made our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.
VCU also made our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #21, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Washington State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Washington State University Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #19 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #24, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.
STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #25, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt also made our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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