by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $95,543 and had an average of $23,251 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,525 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $112,930 and $18,720 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs in the United States.
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The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pharmacy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 162 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 158 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at TTUHSC
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 158 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 153 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at SWOSU
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 #5 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 145 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Midwestern University - Glendale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 137 diplomas to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Midwestern University - Glendale
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M College Station Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 95 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of North Texas Health Science Center Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UT Tyler
Texas Southern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 52 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso
Aspen University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Aspen University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Aspen University
South Plains College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at South Plains College
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