2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Pharmacy is the 51st most popular major in the country with 15,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Louisiana, there were 226 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

1

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana

268 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$6,837 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.

ULM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Of the 8,888 students enrolled at University of Louisiana at Monroe, 268 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 104 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,837. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Louisiana at Monroe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Veteran Student Life Report

2

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

105 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$11,637 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Pharmacy for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 145 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.

XULA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Among the 3,383 students enrolled at XULA, 105 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,637. 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.

Full XULA Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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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