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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$22,770 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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. 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, TX
$4,276 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named South Plains College the best value school in the Southwest Region for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.

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#2

Aspen University

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aspen University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Aspen University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,170 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Aspen University is ranked #3 for overall quality for pharmacy in the Southwest Region .

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$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TTUHSC are $22,230 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year. On average, pharmacy graduates from UT Austin take out $18,720 in student loans while working on their degree.

UT Austin also made our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

UIW undergraduate students pay an average of $33,100 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIW also is in the top 20% of our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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$15,023 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOSU are $15,023 per year.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$24,769 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOHSC are $24,769 a year.

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$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 924
Arizona 299
Oklahoma 205
New Mexico 97

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 16 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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