2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region
14
Ranked Colleges
1,377
Degrees Awarded
$113,652
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 19,400 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In , pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $95,543 and had an average of $124,452 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,580 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $112,930 and $120,577 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,377 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 146 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Midwestern University - Glendale
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas Health Science Center is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 109 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of North Texas Health Science Center Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 146 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 73 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 74 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas Southern University
With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad 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%.
Full UOHSC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 92 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of the Incarnate Word
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 71 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Tyler
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 134 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full UH Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 62 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UNM
University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 135 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Arizona Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 127 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UT Austin Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 50 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 The University of Texas at El Paso Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 101 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M College Station 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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