2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Virginia
[Pharmacy](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmacy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for pharmacy students.
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2026 Best Value Pharmacy Schools in Virginia
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
Our analysis ranked Virginia Commonwealth University the best value for a degree in pharmacy in Virginia. Set in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $16,720 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $39,884. Pharmacy graduates carry a median of $23,813 in student loans. Pharmacy graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University earn a median of $90,076 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Virginia Commonwealth University admits about 93% of applicants.
A rank of #2 makes Shenandoah University one of the best values for pharmacy. Set in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $36,950. Pharmacy graduates carry a median of $26,005 in student loans. Early-career pharmacy graduates make about $120,473. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 77%.
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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 · 4 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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