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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$24,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,290 Avg Salary

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

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 per year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Report

#2

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

Out of the 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. John Fisher College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fisher are $18,324 per year.

Fisher excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Albany College of Pharmacy are $25,835 per year.

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#5

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wilkes University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

Wilkes graduate students pay an average of $26,016 in tuition and fees each year.

Wilkes also took the #2 spot in our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.

Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NDMU are $13,711 a year.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University 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 #8 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Duquesne University Report

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine are $26,748 per 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,285
Pennsylvania 1,353
Maryland 440
New Jersey 348
District of Columbia 97

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 15,637
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2,139
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 876
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 503
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 240
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 206
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 175
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 175
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 161
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 152
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 97
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 32

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

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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