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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$27,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$105,016 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.

The Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality 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. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at South Dakota State University Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$18,010 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 a year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Saint Cloud State University Report

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Creighton also did well on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$31,111 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNMC are $31,111 a year.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.

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$28,023 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMKC are $28,023 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Iowa Report

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools 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

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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 9 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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