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2022 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
1,586 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,586 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $119,791 and $118,493 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #1 spot on the list. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, South Plains College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,419 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Plains College.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 113 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 132 degrees to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,925 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Houston.

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

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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 #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,058 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Tyler.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region 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 130 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 172 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

SWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,904 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SWOSU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 139 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,575 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 119 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNM has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 82 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,053 for Southwest Region Pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIW.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UIW

#10

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $24,201 for southwest region pharmacy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full TSU 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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