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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
476 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 496 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $112,933 and $102,282 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 476 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree pharmacy students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 65 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Full U of U Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 36 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UW

#3

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 47 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Regis U

#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #4 spot on the list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, UM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 191 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at CU Anschutz

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 79 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at ISU

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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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