2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 New Jersey, there were 357 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $96,667 and $106,097 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$10,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$74,576 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$78,343 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 24 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rowan University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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