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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$30,644 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$88,804 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ferris State University Report

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#3

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH
$33,374 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cedarville University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Cedarville undergraduate students pay an average of $33,374 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cedarville University Report

$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $31,952 per year.

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#5

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Xavier are $42,460 a year.

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Northeast Ohio Medical University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. NEOMED is a small public school located in the suburb of Rootstown.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeast Ohio Medical University Report

$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Chicago State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSU are $11,204 a year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University Report

The University of Findlay landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Findlay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Findlay are $37,188 per year.

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

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Findlay Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#10

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN
$34,436 Average Tuition & Fees

Manchester University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Manchester University are $34,436 a year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Manchester University

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

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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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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