2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 Plains States region, there were 1,657 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $103,191 and $82,090 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Iowa Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Kansas

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Creighton also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Creighton University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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