2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

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 Doctorate in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Florida, there were 1,171 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $99,671 and $123,655 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 843 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking, we looked at 5 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 a Doctorate in Florida”.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 326 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UF

#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida

#5 in overall quality

$24,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 111 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Florida A&M University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

#4

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$11,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$119,061 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Palm Beach Atlantic University is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Palm Beach Atlantic also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Palm Beach Atlantic are $11,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Palm Beach Atlantic

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$104,325 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 240 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Nova Southeastern University

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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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