2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting 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 Illinois, there were 626 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $114,380 and $179,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$9,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

SIUE also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUE Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Illinois Tech

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• Best Value Master’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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