2027 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Virginia
[Pharmacy](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmacy/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for pharmacy students.
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2027 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the pharmacy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Pharmacy Schools
Virginia Commonwealth University tops our 2027 list of the best value pharmacy schools in Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,720, with out-of-state students paying around $39,884. Pharmacy graduates carry a median of $23,813 in student loans. Early-career pharmacy graduates make about $90,076. That is a strong return on a $23,813 median debt. Virginia Commonwealth University admits about 93% of applicants.
Shenandoah University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value pharmacy schools. Shenandoah University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $36,950. Pharmacy graduates carry a median of $26,005 in student loans. Soon after graduation, pharmacy degree recipients from Shenandoah University generally make around $120,473. That is a strong return on a $26,005 median debt. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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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