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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
1,409 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting 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 the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,586 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $119,791 and $118,493 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,409 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 126 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, UT Tyler has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Tyler

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 132 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 113 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 86 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are $14,202.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Texas Southern University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 88 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree pharmacy students with aid list, TSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 82 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIW are $19,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of the Incarnate Word 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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