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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,042 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students earned 663 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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.

The Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

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$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Chicago State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $11,204 per year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University Report

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL
$31,493 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roosevelt are $31,493 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,049
Michigan 438
Indiana 387
Wisconsin 383

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 6 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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