2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Pharmacy is the 48th most popular major in the country with 15,416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,234 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy 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 pharmacy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,090 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ozarks Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

OTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pharmacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ozarks Technical Community College is $6,090 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full OTC Pharmacy Report

#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$12,351 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

Butler CC also made our “Best Pharmacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Butler CC is $12,351 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Butler Community College Pharmacy Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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