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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$26,277 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,922 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students earned 382 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.

VCU also took the #5 spot in our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#2

Hampton University

Hampton, VA
$29,312 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hampton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Virginia. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hampton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hampton are $29,312 per year.

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#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA
$34,490 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shenandoah are $34,490 per year.

Shenandoah also made our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges 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
Alabama 402
Louisiana 306
Mississippi 310
South Carolina 329
Arkansas 156

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

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 3 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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