2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in North Carolina (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 North Carolina, there were 495 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,880 and $119,245 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 407 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$97,959 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 168 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

Wingate University

Wingate, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$11,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wingate University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wingate, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

Wingate also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wingate University are $11,430.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wingate

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$14,985 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Campbell is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 106 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell are $14,985.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Campbell University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (With Aid)

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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