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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

12 Ranked Colleges
417 Degrees Awarded
$32,250 Avg Salary
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 2,760 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $102,976 and $115,156 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 417 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 12 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University - Main Campus is $9,654 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $13,227 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UW - Madison

#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $10,028 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k 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.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $13,982 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,332 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Ohio Northern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Ohio Northern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ada, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

ONU also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend ONU is $21,476 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Ohio Northern University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#7

Cedarville University

Cedarville, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Cedarville University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cedarville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Cedarville also took the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cedarville University is $19,267 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 88%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cedarville

#8

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#11 in overall quality

Northern Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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.

Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Michigan University is $15,753 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northern Michigan University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $20,312 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC

#10

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k list, Concordia University, Wisconsin has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Wisconsin is $21,624 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#11

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#12 in overall quality

Cleveland State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $18,338 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Cleveland State University.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cleveland State University

#12

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UDayton also took the #7 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Dayton is $24,614 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pharmacy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UDayton

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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

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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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