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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$27,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 16,952 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for pharmacy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the pharmacy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

Ferris also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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#3

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedarville University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cedarville are $9,864 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Ohio Medical University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NEOMED is a small public school located in the large suburb of Rootstown.

NEOMED graduate students pay an average of $14,718 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Chicago State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $15,218 per year.

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The University of Findlay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Findlay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Findlay are $18,456 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#9

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

Manchester University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Manchester University are $24,950 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Manchester University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Medical College of Wisconsin are $30,150 a year.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 377
Illinois 663
Ohio 729
Indiana 336
Wisconsin 299

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
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