2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Pharmacy is the 51st most popular major in the country with 15,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 885 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmacy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 9 Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 118 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Ohio State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 119 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full KU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 85 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Toledo also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 510 of the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo were GI Bill® students, of which 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full University of Toledo Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 110 students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also made our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 9,808 students enrolled at UM, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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East Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s ranking. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying pharmacy list, ETSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 13,713 students enrolled at East Tennessee State University, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 83 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying pharmacy list, UCONN has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report
University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 77 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii at Hilo supports 3,165 students, and 147 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 75 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #9, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 257 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
MCPHS University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 7,501 students enrolled at MCPHS University were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,279. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]](/colleges/massachusetts-college-of-pharmacy-and-health-sciences/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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