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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

47 Ranked Colleges
2,767 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#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 #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $6,860 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $5,879 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,887 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 71 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern is $12,823 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 97%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 129 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus is $10,037 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 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%.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 119 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students 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. It costs about $10,373 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of California - Irvine.

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 low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UGA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $10,241 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UGA

#8

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#24 in overall quality

University of Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

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 estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $11,566 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Mississippi

#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, ULM has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $8,973 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8 in overall quality

North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 135 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $12,544 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Dakota State University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $9,904 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#12

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #12, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,466 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k 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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University of California - Davis landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,769 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of California - Davis.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - Davis

University of Hawaii at Hilo ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,930 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo.

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#15

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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #15. South Dakota State 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $16,273 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full South Dakota State Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#16

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#11 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,157 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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.

Full UCONN Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#17

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #17, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,966 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#18

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

The estimated yearly cost for ETSU is $12,703 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full East Tennessee State University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#19

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#13 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $15,380 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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#20

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,330 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

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%.

Full UMass Lowell Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#21

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #21. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,723 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Michigan University.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northern Michigan University

#22

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 84 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,111 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UofSC.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UofSC

#23

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $15,153 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Toledo

Ohio Northern University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ONU is a small school located in Ada, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

ONU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio Northern University is $19,954 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ohio Northern University

#14 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #25. Pitt 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 bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Pitt has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $21,011 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Pitt Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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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%.

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  • *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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