2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy
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Pharmacy is the 48th most popular major in the country with 15,416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14,553 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 130 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.
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 for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate.
Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 273 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
LECOM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine are $13,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Pharmacy at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
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. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Pharmacy Report
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 159 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC also made our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at TTUHSC are $19,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Pharmacy Report
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedarville University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cedarville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedarville, Ohio. It awarded 47 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Cedarville are $9,065, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 112 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
UAMS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are $17,652.
Full University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pharmacy Report
Drake University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Drake University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 96 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Creighton University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
Creighton also took the #22 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
South Dakota State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. South Dakota State University 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.
Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 84 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Pharmacy Report
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 130 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Harding University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928.
Xavier University of Louisiana came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 143 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at XULA are $10,932.
Western University of Health Sciences landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 141 students in 2019-2020.
Western University of Health Sciences also made our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western University of Health Sciences are $23,596, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Pharmacy at Western University of Health Sciences
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 89 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
UOHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center are $22,122.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 70 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Union University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Union University are $10,671, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Hampton University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate list. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 51 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton are $13,134, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 118 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #19. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 128 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 67 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Palm Beach Atlantic are $11,036.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 601 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
MCPHS University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MCPHS University are $23,280.
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #22. The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 155 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, UTHSC has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center are $24,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Pharmacy at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center
Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 86 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are $14,202.
With a ranking of #24, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate list. University of California - San Francisco is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 120 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCSF also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of California - San Francisco
Wingate University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in Wingate, North Carolina, and it awarded 80 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Wingate University are $11,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- 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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