Best Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$1,555,833

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$37,816

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Touro University California	CA	+$2,110,740	$147,537	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
2	University of the Pacific Grad rate: 70.5%	CA	+$2,050,534	$151,344	$68,173	N/A	Full ROI →
3	University of Southern California Grad rate: 92.2%	CA	+$1,959,324	$148,434	$84,678	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Western University of Health Sciences	CA	+$1,906,000	$137,300	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Loma Linda University	CA	+$1,899,420	$136,971	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$1,789,270	$134,672	$32,085	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Campbell University Grad rate: 55.7%	NC	+$1,731,096	$134,430	$58,752	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Grad rate: 53.7%	OR	+$1,699,118	$129,702	$27,461	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Oregon State University Grad rate: 70.3%	OR	+$1,694,188	$129,702	$29,926	N/A	Full ROI →
10	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	AR	+$1,689,120	$126,456	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
11	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$1,686,634	$129,233	$29,013	N/A	Full ROI →
12	University of the Incarnate Word Grad rate: 52.5%	TX	+$1,681,000	$130,635	$45,850	N/A	Full ROI →
13	University of Missouri-Kansas City Grad rate: 56.0%	MO	+$1,667,430	$127,836	$24,645	N/A	Full ROI →
14	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$1,659,076	$127,982	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$1,656,268	$127,531	$27,176	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Idaho State University Grad rate: 37.7%	ID	+$1,643,072	$126,262	$21,084	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	PA	+$1,641,960	$124,098	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
18	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	+$1,641,676	$127,068	$29,842	N/A	Full ROI →
19	South Dakota State University Grad rate: 59.5%	SD	+$1,639,478	$126,250	$22,761	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Grad rate: 65.5%	NY	+$1,637,546	$129,109	$52,317	N/A	Full ROI →
21	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	ND	+$1,627,878	$125,733	$23,391	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Chicago State University Grad rate: 21.1%	IL	+$1,626,612	$126,376	$30,454	N/A	Full ROI →
23	University of Wyoming Grad rate: 60.3%	WY	+$1,624,998	$125,487	$22,371	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	+$1,623,900	$123,195	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Sullivan University Grad rate: 28.8%	KY	+$1,602,400	$125,230	$31,100	N/A	Full ROI →
26	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	OK	+$1,601,860	$122,093	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
27	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	TN	+$1,601,260	$122,063	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
28	St. John's University-New York Grad rate: 68.9%	NY	+$1,596,858	$128,036	$61,931	N/A	Full ROI →
29	University of Hawaii at Hilo Grad rate: 42.0%	HI	+$1,596,492	$123,916	$20,914	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Howard University Grad rate: 69.2%	DC	+$1,596,000	$126,945	$51,450	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Ferris State University Grad rate: 48.6%	MI	+$1,592,588	$124,236	$26,066	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	IN	+$1,589,986	$123,756	$22,567	N/A	Full ROI →
33	South College Grad rate: 37.5%	TN	+$1,587,938	$124,415	$30,181	N/A	Full ROI →
34	University of Illinois Chicago Grad rate: 60.9%	IL	+$1,586,684	$124,034	$26,998	N/A	Full ROI →
35	University of Kansas Grad rate: 68.0%	KS	+$1,585,510	$123,797	$25,215	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Marshall University Grad rate: 49.2%	WV	+$1,584,802	$123,370	$21,299	N/A	Full ROI →
37	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$1,582,322	$123,288	$21,719	N/A	Full ROI →
38	University at Buffalo Grad rate: 73.5%	NY	+$1,581,494	$123,979	$29,043	N/A	Full ROI →
39	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$1,580,000	$123,777	$27,770	N/A	Full ROI →
40	University of Maryland Baltimore	MD	+$1,579,360	$120,968	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	+$1,579,182	$124,939	$39,799	N/A	Full ROI →
42	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Grad rate: 73.0%	TN	+$1,578,464	$124,189	$32,658	N/A	Full ROI →
43	University of Louisiana at Monroe Grad rate: 50.7%	LA	+$1,577,156	$123,213	$23,552	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Shenandoah University Grad rate: 66.5%	VA	+$1,574,400	$125,770	$50,500	N/A	Full ROI →
45	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$1,571,830	$123,926	$33,345	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Grad rate: 54.2%	IL	+$1,567,356	$122,898	$25,302	N/A	Full ROI →
47	Lipscomb University Grad rate: 69.1%	TN	+$1,566,882	$125,699	$53,549	N/A	Full ROI →
48	University of Georgia Grad rate: 87.6%	GA	+$1,562,308	$122,859	$27,436	N/A	Full ROI →
49	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	AZ	+$1,562,154	$122,962	$28,543	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Drake University Grad rate: 76.8%	IA	+$1,560,546	$126,268	$62,407	N/A	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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