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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$23,511 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for pharmacy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

UNMC graduate students pay an average of $26,961 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 #6 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 a year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 #7 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 383
Minnesota 190
Iowa 234
Kansas 166
Nebraska 201
North Dakota 88
South Dakota 74

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 8 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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