2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 19,436 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $103,354 and had an average of $116,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,657 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $103,191 and $82,090 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,090 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pharmacy degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k list, OTC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,090 for plains states region associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ozarks Technical Community College.

Full OTC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$12,351 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pharmacy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k list, Butler CC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Butler CC is $12,351 for plains states region associate degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Butler CC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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