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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

4 Ranked Colleges
509 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy” ranking.

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 North Carolina, there were 509 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,721 and $28,250 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina vets studying pharmacy.

Top 4 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 183 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Veteran Student Life Report

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 172 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our north carolina vets studying pharmacy list, Campbell has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 5,964 students enrolled at Campbell, 45 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,969. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at Campbell]](/colleges/campbell-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy list. Wingate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wingate, North Carolina. It awarded 81 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

Wingate also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wingate supports 3,653 students, and 122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,143. On top of their other funding sources, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wingate offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

Full Wingate Veteran Student Life Report

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High Point University
High Point, North Carolina

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Pharmacy that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the #4 spot on the list. High Point, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

High Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, High Point University supports 5,617 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 56 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,813. To help with additional expenses, 44 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

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