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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

47 Ranked Colleges
2,767 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,767 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs and cost less that 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. 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 “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 23 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $3,166 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $4,367 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 39 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $5,483 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Purdue Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $7,541 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 129 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $8,194 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UC Irvine is $9,558 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Irvine Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#7

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. 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 71 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,239 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northeastern University.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Northeastern University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#8

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#24 in overall quality

University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $9,455 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 135 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $11,524 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $10,562 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#25 in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

ULM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend ULM is $9,434 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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With a ranking of #12, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for UC Davis is $9,842 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 86 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,746 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

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#14

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k list, UofSC has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $12,426 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 90%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UofSC

With a ranking of #15, University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH Hilo is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 63 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Hilo is $12,045 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#11 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,381 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

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#17

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $10,632 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

Full ETSU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#18

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#18 in overall quality

South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $15,285 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#19

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WCUPA is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also took the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $16,531 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#20

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#20 in overall quality

University at Buffalo ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University at Buffalo is $12,605 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University at Buffalo Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#14 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $20,075 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, 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 more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Pitt

#22

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #22, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,560 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#23

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

With a ranking of #23, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,137 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Michigan University.

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#24

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#13 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #24. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $14,387 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#25

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $14,516 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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

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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