2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region
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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 the Far Western US region, there were 2,529 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $98,094 and $155,326 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 225 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 10 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Western University of Health Sciences is located in Pomona, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Western University of Health Sciences also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western University of Health Sciences are $23,596, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 36 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.
UCSD also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Wazzu also took the #9 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree pharmacy students list, UCSF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Francisco are $28,092.
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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Davis also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Chapman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Orange, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree pharmacy students list, Chapman has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105.
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Pacific University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pacific also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific University are $35,325.
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University of Southern California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree pharmacy students list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of the Pacific landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.
Pacific also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374.
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- 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%.
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- *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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