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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design is the 572nd most popular major in the country with 542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 221 pharmaceutics and drug design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmaceutics and drug design 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 pharmaceutics and drug design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 39 bachelors’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmaceutics and drug design students whose families make $0-$30k list, Purdue has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $5,483 for bachelor’s degree pharmaceutics and drug design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 75 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmaceutics and drug design students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,285 for bachelor’s degree pharmaceutics and drug design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South Dakota State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full South Dakota State University Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Report

#3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmaceutics and drug design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $16,531 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmaceutics and Drug Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 43 bachelors’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $14,516 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmaceutics and Drug Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at University of Toledo

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,242 for bachelor’s degree pharmaceutics and drug design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at UNM

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmaceutics and drug design students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,315 for bachelor’s degree pharmaceutics and drug design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Temple University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at Temple University

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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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