2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 15,416 people earned their degree in pharmacy, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,234 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy 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 pharmacy 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree pharmacy students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$7,908 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OTC is $7,908 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy at Ozarks Technical Community College

#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$13,895 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Butler CC is located in El Dorado, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Butler CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Butler CC is $13,895 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy at Butler Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (With Aid)

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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