2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate”.
Top 8 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
BHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, BHCC supports 9,924 students, and 355 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 256 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate list. OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
OTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 564 of the 11,237 students enrolled at OTC were GI Bill® students, of which 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,819. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate. East Mississippi Community College is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
EMCC also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, East Mississippi Community College supports 3,392 students, and 19 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,855. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at EMCC]](/colleges/east-mississippi-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad del Turabo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate list. Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gurabo, . The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Universidad del Turabo also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 13,553 students enrolled at Universidad del Turabo were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,128. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Universidad del Turabo]](/colleges/universidad-del-turabo/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying pharmacy list, South Plains College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 284 of the 8,880 students enrolled at South Plains College were GI Bill® students, of which 106 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,097. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Plains College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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EDP University - San Sebastian did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. San Sebastian, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s pharmacy degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying pharmacy list, EDP - San Sebastian has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 962 students enrolled at EDP University - San Sebastian were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,824. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full EDP University - San Sebastian Veteran Student Life Report
Butler Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate list. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 180 of the 7,175 students enrolled at Butler CC were GI Bill® students, of which 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,492. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Butler CC]](/colleges/butler-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pharmacy for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Gardner, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
MWCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,187 students enrolled at MWCC, 138 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 103 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,760. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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