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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$24,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,930 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. 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southwest 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

Aspen University

Denver, CO
$5,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aspen University are $5,170 per year.

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$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

TTUHSC undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for pharmacy in the Southwest Region .

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$15,023 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWOSU are $15,023 a year.

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$33,100 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Incarnate Word came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIW are $33,100 per year.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$24,769 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

UOHSC undergraduate students pay an average of $24,769 in tuition and fees each year.

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$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of North Texas Health Science Center Report

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 923
Arizona 258
Oklahoma 126
New Mexico 69

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 15 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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