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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
497 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 497 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $103,580 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region pharmacy students.

Top 8 Most Focused Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 175 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #2 spot on the list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Idaho State University

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 79 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UM

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Regis University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 55 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Regis U

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 51 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 52 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at U of U

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The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho

The College of Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, Idaho. It awarded 0 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The College of Idaho

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North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

North Idaho College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. North Idaho College is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 0 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Idaho College

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