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2026 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Colorado

[Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences education at a price that pays off.

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 Colorado

2026 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Colorado

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

1

University Of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

$10,383 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,582 Avg Student Debt

$64,270 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Colorado Denver the best value for a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in Colorado. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,383, compared with $29,391 for out-of-state students. Pharmacy/pharmaceutical Sciences graduates carry a median of $26,582 in student loans. Pharmacy/pharmaceutical Sciences graduates of University Of Colorado Denver earn a median of $89,272 early in their careers. Set against $26,582 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 75%.

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Regis University
Denver, CO

$28,140 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,773 Avg Student Debt

$72,105 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Regis University earned it the #2 place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Denver, Regis University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $28,140. Pharmacy/pharmaceutical Sciences graduates carry a median of $31,773 in student loans. Pharmacy/pharmaceutical Sciences graduates of Regis University earn a median of $86,292 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $31,773 median debt. Regis University admits about 86% of applicants.

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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.