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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
1,409 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,586 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $119,791 and $118,493 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,409 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 113 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M College Station Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 95 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 111 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arizona

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 86 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

SWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 132 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNM has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#10 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 82 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIW are $19,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIW Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#9

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221.

Full Texas Southern University 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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