2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking.

Pharmacy is the 48th most popular major in the country with 15,416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 365 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 365 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 3 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 for a Doctorate in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in Virginia

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 123 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Full VCU Pharmacy Report

#2

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$13,134 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Hampton is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 51 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hampton, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton University are $13,134, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy at Hampton University

#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 120 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, Shenandoah has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Shenandoah University Pharmacy Report

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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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