2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 8 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs and 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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The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$13,895 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,895 for plains states region associate degree pharmacy students per year to attend Butler Community College.

Full Butler Community College Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$7,908 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

OTC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OTC is $7,908 for plains states region associate degree pharmacy students.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at OTC

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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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