2022 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Oregon (With Aid)

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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 Oregon, there were 191 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $117,550 and $167,698 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$20,016 Average Net Price

$41,303 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 90 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $20,016 for Oregon Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Oregon State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,498 Average Net Price

$56,960 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 101 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $29,498 for Oregon Pharmacy students with aid per year to attend Pacific University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Pacific University

• Best Value Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value 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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