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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

6 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,416 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $98,960 and $81,748 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 210 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. WCUPA is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for WCUPA is $16,531 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at WCUPA

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 79 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $20,075 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

USciences not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for USciences is $29,312 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of the Sciences

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $21,862 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Duquesne.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Duquesne

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $18,315 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Temple University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#6

DeSales University

Center Valley, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

DeSales University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

DeSales not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for DeSales is $21,495 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at DeSales

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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).
  • 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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