2025 Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #105 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 associate degrees in pharmacy technician/assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pharmacy technician/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pharmacy technician/assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy technician/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacy technician/assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Schools

The pharmacy technician/assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Pharmacy Technician/Assistant in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in pharmacy technician/assistant.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

1

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in pharmacy technician/assistant. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in pharmacy technician/assistant from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

2

North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat North Dakota State College of Science if you wish to pursue an associate degree in pharmacy technician/assistant. Located in the remote town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in pharmacy technician/assistant from North Dakota State College of Science

Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy technician/assistant schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	16
Kansas	275	4
Missouri	210	2
Nebraska	163	5
North Dakota	144	5

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Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Pharmacy Technician/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	444
Occupational Therapist Assistant	405
Medical/Clinical Assistant	163
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	18
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	4
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.