2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,418 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $101,173 and $100,623 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 438 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $22,495 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. USciences is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 99 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students list, USciences has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Sciences is $33,637 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $18,194 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $27,938 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Albany, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Albany College of Pharmacy also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Albany College of Pharmacy is $29,116 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 85%.
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Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students per year to attend Temple.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
St. John Fisher College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Fisher also took the #7 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,767 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students per year to attend St. John Fisher College.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Duquesne University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
Duquesne also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Duquesne is $29,309 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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DeSales University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Center Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
DeSales not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for DeSales is $28,309 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at DeSales University
With a ranking of #10, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 189 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,767 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students per year to attend LIU Post.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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- *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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