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2026 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Oregon

[Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students.

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• Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Oregon

2026 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Oregon

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

$14,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,043 Avg Student Debt

$64,010 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Oregon State University the best value for a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in Oregon. Set in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,400, compared with $38,190 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates is $24,043. Early-career pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates make about $110,269. That is a strong return on a $24,043 median debt. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

$56,374 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,170 Avg Student Debt

$60,583 Median Earnings (10yr)

Pacific University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools. Set in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $56,374. Typical student debt for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates is $26,170. Soon after graduation, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences degree recipients from Pacific University generally make around $95,669. Set against $26,170 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 90% 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.