2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 1,657 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $103,191 and $82,090 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,145 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 176 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 134 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 82 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 111 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 144 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 137 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Creighton University
With a ranking of #8, Drake University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 96 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932.
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- 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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