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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

47 Ranked Colleges
2,767 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,767 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (With Aid)

#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 For Those Getting Aid. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UW - Madison

#25 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULM, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $10,453 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Louisiana at Monroe

Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #21 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,783 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend UC Irvine.

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 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC Irvine

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,649 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of Georgia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 UGA Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#7

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#24 in overall quality

University of Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, Ole Miss has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $14,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

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

Full Ole Miss Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,336 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend U-M.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 96%.

Full U-M Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Hawaii at Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,885 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Full University of Hawaii at Hilo Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#11

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Full UNM Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#12

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, WCUPA has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WCUPA is $22,495 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#13

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#18 in overall quality

South Dakota State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at South Dakota State

#14

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arizona

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $14,669 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 University of California - Davis

#16

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,194 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend University at Buffalo.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University at Buffalo

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $17,616 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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

#18

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

With a ranking of #18, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for ETSU is $14,332 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at ETSU

#19

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 126 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $18,918 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

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

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at KU

#20

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.

The yearly cost to attend University of Toledo is $17,630 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Toledo

#21

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,246 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend The University of Montana.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UM

#22

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California

Fresno Pacific University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Fresno Pacific University is $16,356 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Fresno Pacific University

#23

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina

Francis Marion University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $12,742 for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Francis Marion University.

Full Francis Marion University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#24

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#11 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $22,012 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 UCONN Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 79 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, Pitt has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $27,938 for Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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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%.

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