2027 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in South Dakota
[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.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students.
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2027 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in South Dakota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools
Leading the list is South Dakota State University, our #1 best value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in South Dakota. South Dakota State University is a large public school located in the town of Brookings. Students from in state pay about $9,299 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $12,809. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program here. Soon after graduation, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences degree recipients from South Dakota State University generally make around $51,260. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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).
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