2026 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Wisconsin

[Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Wisconsin
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Wisconsin Madison the best value for a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in Wisconsin. University Of Wisconsin Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. Students from in state pay about $11,603 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $42,103. Typical student debt for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates is $21,813. Pharmacy/pharmaceutical Sciences graduates of University Of Wisconsin Madison earn a median of $94,918 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $21,813 median debt. Roughly 45% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences will find it at Concordia University Wisconsin, which ranked #2. Concordia University Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $35,470. Students borrow a median of $27,172 to complete the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program here. Pharmacy/pharmaceutical Sciences graduates of Concordia University Wisconsin earn a median of $101,885 early in their careers. Set against $27,172 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Concordia University Wisconsin admits about 78% of applicants.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.