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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,414 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 663 degrees and certificates were awarded to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 377
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 2 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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