2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Colorado

[Pharmacy](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmacy/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for pharmacy students.
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2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Colorado
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the pharmacy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Pharmacy Schools
University Of Colorado Denver earned the #1 spot for value among pharmacy schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,383, while out-of-state students pay about $29,391. Pharmacy graduates carry a median of $26,582 in student loans. Early-career pharmacy graduates make about $89,272. That is a strong return on a $26,582 median debt. University Of Colorado Denver admits about 75% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in pharmacy will find it at Regis University, which ranked #2. Regis University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $28,140. Typical student debt for pharmacy graduates is $31,773. Early-career pharmacy graduates make about $86,292. Set against $31,773 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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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