Cheapest, best Pharmacy schools to apply to

[SALLS23]

I want to apply to some pharmacy schools in the future and keep reading advice like, apply to a cheap school.

So anyone have some suggestions on what school offers a reasonable tuition along with a good reputation?

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[donnyrocks]

In-state schools unless you're in California.

 

[dreamchaserRx]

@donnyrocks can you please expand your answer?

 

[Sugoi Travis]

@donnyrocks can you please expand your answer?

I'm not the guy, but I lived in California my entire life before moving OOS for pharmacy school. California pharmacy schools are very, very expensive. Back when I was applying, I looked at the schools and seeing 30k+ tuition costs per year was very common. Highest tuition costs usually come from USC, Touro and UOP, which have tuition ranging from 50k to around 65k per year. This doesn't include your cost of living, which is atrociously high. From a financial sense, going to school in California is a risky thing to do.

 

[Biochemistry2014]

UW

 

[Corpseman]

Places like South Dakota, Wyoming, and the like tend to have lower tuition. They are just as good of schools as those "ranked in the top whatever"

 

[Vincemin]

SUNY buffalo if you are in NY, cheap tuition and very high ranking!

 

[BC_89]

2 main factors to look for: Accreditation of school, and public instate if possible ( for the same reasons mentioned above...CHEAP). When i mean accreditation i dont mean school ranking (schools that are actually board certified by the state pharmacy regime that pretty much says "yep, the school and its rotations are teaching the right STUFF").

Good reputation? Well if the program has been around for at least a century (mine over 130 yrs) then I suppose its safe to bet that its not a "pharmacy-mill" pumping kids out for business revenue. Then again put it this way, what do you call a graduate from a top ranked accredited pharmacy school and a graduate from the lowest ranked accredited pharmacy school? A pharmacist.