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2022 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
1,586 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

Full South Plains College Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 132 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students with aid list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region pharmacy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UH

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 95 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,974 for southwest region pharmacy students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Tyler.

Full UT Tyler Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 139 diplomas to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

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 yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 113 ’s pharmacy 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. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 172 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students with aid 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 SWOSU is $12,891 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 119 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 130 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#9

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 89 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students with aid list, TSU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,430 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Texas Southern University.

Full Texas Southern University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#10

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students with aid list, UIW has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,784 for southwest region pharmacy students with aid per year to attend UIW.

Full UIW Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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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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