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2022 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
1,366 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,366 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 118 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,505 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Houston.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UH Pharmacy Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 113 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,810 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 119 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Austin has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $15,757 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Pharmacy Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 95 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also took the #11 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,037 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Pharmacy at UT Tyler

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 104 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,399 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Arizona.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Pharmacy at University of Arizona

Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 86 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k list, SWOSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $15,091 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 69 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $16,557 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Pharmacy at UNM

With a ranking of #8, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,383 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UIW.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Pharmacy Report

#9

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k list, TSU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,201 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Southern University.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Texas Southern University

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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