2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 348th most popular major in the country with 1,615 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 148 pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmaceutical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree pharmaceutical sciences students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #1 spot on the list. TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to qualified students.

TTUHSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TTUHSC Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$13,221 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to qualified students.

TSU also made our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Southern University Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree pharmaceutical sciences students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arizona

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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