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2026 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in Indiana

[Pharmaceutics and Drug Design](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmaceutics-and-drug-design/) 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.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for pharmaceutics and drug design students.

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• Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in Indiana

2026 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in Indiana

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pharmaceutics and drug design, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools

1

Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

$9,992 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,046 Avg Student Debt

$72,424 Median Earnings (10yr)

Purdue University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for value among pharmaceutics and drug design schools in Indiana. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $9,992 in tuition and fees, compared with $28,794 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for pharmaceutics and drug design graduates is $19,046. Early-career pharmaceutics and drug design graduates make about $71,787. Set against $19,046 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 50% of applicants are accepted.

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Butler University
Indianapolis, IN

$47,560 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,351 Avg Student Debt

$77,235 Median Earnings (10yr)

Butler University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value pharmaceutics and drug design schools. Butler University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $47,560. Typical student debt for pharmaceutics and drug design graduates is $25,351. Early-career pharmaceutics and drug design graduates make about $116,028. That is a strong return on a $25,351 median debt. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.

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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.