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2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in District of Columbia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pharmacy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Pharmacy Schools
Howard University earned the #1 spot for value among pharmacy schools in District of Columbia. Set in the city of Washington, Howard University is a large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $35,810. Students borrow a median of $25,498 to complete the pharmacy program here. Early-career pharmacy graduates make about $79,588. That is a strong return on a $25,498 median debt. Roughly 41% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 1 school 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.
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[Pharmacy](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmacy/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong pharmacy education at a price that pays off.
