2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Pharmacy is the 51st most popular major in the country with 14,811 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,323 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,322 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy. That schools that top this list have a program in pharmacy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree pharmacy students.
Top 14 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in the Southwest Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #1 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 146 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Pharmacy at Midwestern University - Glendale
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 109 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Pharmacy at UNT Health Science Center
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 140 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 73 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad 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 more about Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 70 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at TSU
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 56 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 92 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 University of the Incarnate Word Pharmacy Report
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 71 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Pharmacy at UT Tyler
University of Houston landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 116 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Pharmacy at UH
With a ranking of #10, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at UNM
With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 127 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 110 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy at The University of Texas at El Paso
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 101 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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 full report on Pharmacy at Texas A&M College Station
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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