2023 Best Pharmacy Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
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Ranked Colleges
276
Degrees Awarded
$36,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pharmacy is the 51st most popular major in the country with 15,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 276 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy
The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin vets studying pharmacy.
Top 3 Best Pharmacy Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 148 degrees to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison, 4 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 77 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 143 of the 5,492 students enrolled at Concordia University, Wisconsin were GI Bill® students, of which 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,821. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Pharmacy that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #3 spot on the list. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 51 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Medical College of Wisconsin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 1,506 students enrolled at Medical College of Wisconsin were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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.
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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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