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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
320 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Southeast region, there were 4,924 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $107,663 and $142,180 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 320 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 175 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 34 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Campbell University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree pharmacy students list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Georgia

#4

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.

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#5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill

#7 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 27 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree pharmacy students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at USF Tampa

#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#10 in overall quality

Lipscomb University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UTHSC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center are $24,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NUS Florida Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#10

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University

#11

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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