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2027 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in New York

[Pharmaceutics and Drug Design](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmaceutics-and-drug-design/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for pharmaceutics and drug design students.

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• Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in New York

2027 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in New York

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

Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools

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University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

$10,936 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,232 Avg Student Debt

$70,814 Median Earnings (10yr)

University At Buffalo tops our 2027 list of the best value pharmaceutics and drug design schools in New York. Set in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,936, compared with $31,536 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,232 to complete the pharmaceutics and drug design program here. Pharmaceutics And Drug Design graduates of University At Buffalo earn a median of $52,403 early in their careers. Set against $22,232 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University At Buffalo admits about 74% of applicants.

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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)

A rank of #2 makes Long Island University C W Post Campus one of the best values for pharmaceutics and drug design. Located in the suburb of Brookville, Long Island University C W Post Campus is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $42,432. Pharmaceutics And Drug Design graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, pharmaceutics and drug design degree recipients from Long Island University C W Post Campus generally make around $98,859. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Long Island University C W Post Campus admits about 86% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 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.