2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You
With 1,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences is the #24 most popular major in Massachusetts.
Today's 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHCC are $5,280 a year.
BHCC also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $5,668 per year.
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The excellent programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
MCPHS University undergraduate students pay an average of $35,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, pharmacy graduates from MCPHS University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $872, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Lowell are $15,698 a year.
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Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Northeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, pharmacy graduates from Northeastern take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 243 |
| Maine | 83 |
| Rhode Island | 128 |
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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Related Majors for Pharmacy
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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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