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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,907 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences was ranked 8th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,353 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate 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.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for pharmacy majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

#1

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of the Sciences to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USciences are $30,168 a year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of the Sciences

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Drexel University

Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Concentrations

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 2 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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