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2026 Best Value Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools in Pennsylvania

[Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/medicinal-and-pharmaceutical-chemistry/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students.

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• Best Value Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools in Pennsylvania

2026 Best Value Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools in Pennsylvania

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

$48,986 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,297 Avg Student Debt

$74,742 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, no school beat Duquesne University this year. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $48,986 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry graduates is $26,297. Early-career medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry graduates make about $109,778. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 84% of applicants are accepted.

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Saint Josephs University
Philadelphia, PA

$53,260 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,426 Avg Student Debt

$86,881 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Saint Josephs University earned it the #2 place for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Saint Josephs University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $53,260. Students borrow a median of $26,426 to complete the medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry program here. Soon after graduation, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry degree recipients from Saint Josephs University generally make around $88,125. Set against $26,426 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 89%.

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.