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2022 Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

10 Ranked Colleges
1,586 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,586 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $119,791 and $118,493 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at South Plains College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 172 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k list, SWOSU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 132 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Houston.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UH Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 95 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,974 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT Tyler.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Tyler

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 130 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 139 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #13 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UNM

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 82 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UIW

#10

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 89 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TSU is $19,430 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas Southern 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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