2026 Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Clinical and Industrial Drug Development](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/clinical-and-industrial-drug-development/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value clinical and industrial drug development schools.
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2026 Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical and industrial drug development degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Schools
Temple University earned the #1 spot for value among clinical and industrial drug development schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Temple University is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $23,005, compared with $38,805 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for clinical and industrial drug development graduates is $26,259. Early-career clinical and industrial drug development graduates make about $111,896. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 80%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 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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