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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

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

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 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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