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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
1,366 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 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. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pharmacy students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 118 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend UH.

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

Read more about Pharmacy at UH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed 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 $10,974 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

Full UT Tyler Pharmacy Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 119 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Pharmacy Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 113 degrees to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWOSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SWOSU is $12,891 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,446 for southwest region pharmacy students with aid.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Pharmacy Report

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Pharmacy Report

#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TSU 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.

TSU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,430 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy at TSU

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 82 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students with aid list, UIW has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,784 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of the Incarnate Word.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Pharmacy Report

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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