2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in New Jersey

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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 New Jersey, there were 357 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $96,667 and $106,097 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 292 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$98,974 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 220 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Madison, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$10,674 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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