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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s

12 Ranked Colleges
829 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s” 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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pharmacy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Hawaii at Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UH Hilo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Hilo is $13,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students.

Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Hawaii at Hilo

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 68 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of Toledo is $17,630 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students.

Full University of Toledo Pharmacy Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend KU is $18,918 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Kansas

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $18,194 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Pharmacy at University at Buffalo

#5

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,332 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

Full East Tennessee State University Pharmacy Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Pharmacy at UC

#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#10 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Montana is $15,246 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

Full UM Pharmacy Report

#5 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 129 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students list, Ohio State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $17,616 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 239 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCPHS University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is $37,712 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at MCPHS University

#10

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, Idaho
#12 in overall quality

The College of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Caldwell, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

The College of Idaho also took the #12 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The College of Idaho is $21,005 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy at The College of Idaho

#11

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $22,012 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at UCONN

#12

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Northeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 69 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern University is $31,093 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Northeastern 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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