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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

12 Ranked Colleges
829 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pharmacy is the 48th most popular major in the country with 15,416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy (With Aid)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

UH Hilo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,885 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Read more about Pharmacy at University of Hawaii at Hilo

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $18,194 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Pharmacy at University at Buffalo

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 129 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Ohio State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus Pharmacy Report

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Tennessee State University is $14,332 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Full East Tennessee State University Pharmacy Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 126 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $18,918 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at KU

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

University of Toledo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,630 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Toledo

#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#10 in overall quality

The University of Montana ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Montana is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Montana is $15,246 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy at UM

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 88 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, UCONN has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,012 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Pharmacy at UCONN

#9 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,843 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pharmacy at UC

#10

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, Idaho
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The College of Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. The College of Idaho is located in Caldwell, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The College of Idaho also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for The College of Idaho is $21,005 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 The College of Idaho Pharmacy Report

#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 239 students in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $37,712 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#12

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Northeastern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 69 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern is $31,093 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 more about Pharmacy at Northeastern

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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