2026 Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Clinical and Industrial Drug Development](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/clinical-and-industrial-drug-development/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong clinical and industrial drug development education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical and industrial drug development students.
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2026 Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical and industrial drug development, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools
Leading the list is University Of Cincinnati Main Campus, our #1 best value for clinical and industrial drug development in the Great Lakes Region. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,363, with out-of-state students paying around $28,697. Typical student debt for clinical and industrial drug development graduates is $23,530. Clinical And Industrial Drug Development graduates of University Of Cincinnati Main Campus earn a median of $103,717 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,530 median debt. The acceptance rate is 85%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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