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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$116,104 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

With 156 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences is the #11 most popular major in Arkansas.

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 Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arkansas 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.

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 Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

$8,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences the best value school in Arkansas for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UAMS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

UAMS undergraduate students pay an average of $8,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harding is ranked #1 for overall quality for pharmacy in Arkansas.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Harding University

Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,153
North Carolina 507
Tennessee 993
Georgia 430
Kentucky 222
West Virginia 184
Virginia 382
Alabama 402
Louisiana 306
Mississippi 310
South Carolina 329

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 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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