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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for pharmacy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best value school in the Southwest Region for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

TTUHSC graduate students pay an average of $19,056 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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 very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SWOSU are $14,202 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of the Incarnate Word helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIW are $19,840 per year.

UIW also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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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 college with a very large student population.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 a year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT Health Science Center are $30,961 per 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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