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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,094 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 15,416 people earned their degree in pharmacy, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,234 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,094 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 164 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Pharmacy Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 82 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University Pharmacy Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 134 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacy at South Dakota State University

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Pharmacy at Iowa

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 135 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacy at KU

#7

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Creighton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 137 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Creighton University Pharmacy Report

#8

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Drake University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.

Drake also made our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy at Drake University

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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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