2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in New Jersey
[Pharmacy](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmacy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong pharmacy education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for pharmacy students.
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2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in New Jersey
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pharmacy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Pharmacy Schools
Rutgers University New Brunswick tops our 2026 list of the best value pharmacy schools in New Jersey. Rutgers University New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. In-state tuition and fees average $17,929, compared with $37,441 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $25,120 to complete the pharmacy program here. Soon after graduation, pharmacy degree recipients from Rutgers University New Brunswick generally make around $119,316. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Rutgers University New Brunswick admits about 58% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in pharmacy will find it at Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Madison, Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $37,468. Pharmacy graduates carry a median of $24,701 in student loans. Early-career pharmacy graduates make about $88,534. That is a strong return on a $24,701 median debt. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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