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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking.

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 Georgia, there were 416 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $115,233 and $169,909 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 365 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Doctorate in Georgia

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 141 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$111,936 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Mercer University

#3

South University, Savannah

Savannah, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$16,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$119,399 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Savannah. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. South University, Savannah is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 67 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South University, Savannah, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Savannah are $16,320.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at South University, Savannah

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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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