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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$23,192 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.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

UT Austin 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 Southwest Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SWOSU are $14,202 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIW are $19,840 a year.

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

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.

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

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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 #7 on the list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

UOHSC graduate students pay an average of $22,154 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $30,961 a year.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 924
Arizona 299
Oklahoma 205
New Mexico 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

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 14 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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