2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,586 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $119,791 and $118,493 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 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.
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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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree pharmacy students.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TTUHSC are $19,056.
Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest 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 UH are $18,689.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOHSC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOHSC are $22,122.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree pharmacy students list, TSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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