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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 37 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 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 an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree pharmacy students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (With Aid)

#1

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Bunker Hill Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 associates’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BHCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BHCC is $7,867 for associate degree pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Bunker Hill Community College

#2

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #2 spot on the list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,600 for Associate Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend South Plains College.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at South Plains College

#3

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 6 associates’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree pharmacy students with aid list, OTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,908 for Associate Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Ozarks Technical Community College.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ozarks Technical Community College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

EMCC also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,039 for Associate Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend EMCC.

Full East Mississippi Community College Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#5

EDP University - San Sebastian

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend EDP University - San Sebastian. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. EDP - San Sebastian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Sebastian, . It awarded 11 associates’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EDP - San Sebastian, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend EDP University - San Sebastian is $7,113 for Associate Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full EDP - San Sebastian Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#6

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree pharmacy students with aid list, Butler CC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Butler Community College is $13,895 for associate degree pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Butler Community College

#7

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, <nil>
#7 in overall quality

Universidad del Turabo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Universidad del Turabo is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Gurabo, . It awarded 1 associates’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Universidad del Turabo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Universidad del Turabo is $6,588 for associate degree pharmacy students with aid.

Full Universidad del Turabo 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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