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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 New York, there were 1,296 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $104,700 and $100,724 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#1 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#2

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany, New York

$25,735 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Albany College of Pharmacy, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albany College of Pharmacy are $25,735, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

St John's University - New York

Queens, New York

#2 in overall quality

$30,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. St John’s University - New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 18 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666.

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#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

#3 in overall quality

$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$75,204 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full LIU Post Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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).
• 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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