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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
478 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,436 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, ULM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of Georgia.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Georgia Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

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

Full Ole Miss Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#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 Getting Aid. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 27 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ETSU is $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at East Tennessee State University

#5

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Marion University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Francis Marion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,742 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Francis Marion University.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Francis Marion University

#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Full UofSC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#7

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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Campbell University is $24,544 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Full Campbell University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#8

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Samford 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 Getting Aid ranking. 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Samford is $29,673 for southeast region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Samford

#9

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Belmont University is $35,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

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 more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Belmont

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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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