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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,673 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$108,459 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 491 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

$4,924 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMKC are $11,271 a year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SLU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Saint Louis University

Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 190
Iowa 234
Nebraska 201
Kansas 288
South Dakota 138
North Dakota 157

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 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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