2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $48-$75k)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$10,105 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 For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

OTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pharmacy Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $10,105 for associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Pharmacy at OTC

#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,817 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k list, Butler CC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,817 for associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Butler CC.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Butler CC

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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