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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
478 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $103,354 and had an average of $116,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,924 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $107,663 and $142,180 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 478 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $10,241 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full UGA Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 105 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $11,566 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ole Miss

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $8,973 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at ULM

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#8 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 #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, ETSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ETSU is $12,703 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,111 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UofSC.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#6

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Francis Marion University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Francis Marion University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Francis Marion University is $11,143 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Francis Marion University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#7

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Samford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.

Samford also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Samford University is $22,866 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Samford University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#8

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

Belmont University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Belmont has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,275 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Belmont.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Belmont

#9

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

Campbell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Campbell has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Campbell University is $22,212 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Campbell University

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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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