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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
356 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 20,393 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $95,543 and had an average of $23,251 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,699 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $105,016 and $22,292 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 356 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 64 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Dakota State University

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Kansas

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Saint Louis University

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