Philadelphia, PA (population: 1,445,993) has five pharmacy technician schools within its city limits. Lincoln Technical Institute, the highest ranked school in the city with a pharmacy technician program, has a total student population of 619. It is the 1755th highest ranked school in the USA and the 156th highest in the state of Pennsylvania (#1 is University of Pennsylvania).
Pharmacy Technician students from Philadelphia schools who go on to become pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, pharmacologists, pharmacy professionals, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 331,890 people working as pharmacy technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $28,940.
Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary.
Of the 5 pharmacy technician schools in Philadelphia, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Lincoln Technical Institute comes out as the most expensive ($45,792/yr) for pharmacy technician students, with DPT Business School as the lowest, reported at only $11,288/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Philadelphia |
Camden | NJ | 79,551 | 3 | 29.1661 | 117 | 5.0 miles |
Willow Grove | PA | - | 3 | 11.6322 | 2 | 9.3 miles |
Cherry Hill | NJ | 67,762 | 4 | 25.0729 | 31 | 10.3 miles |
Villanova | PA | - | 1 | 40.5194 | 89 | 11.8 miles |
Bensalem | PA | - | 1 | 22.0218 | 10 | 12.1 miles |
Lester | PA | - | 1 | 30.6119 | 9 | 12.6 miles |
Saint Davids | PA | - | 1 | 63.725 | 73 | 13.3 miles |
Mount Laurel | NJ | - | 1 | 24.9456 | 10 | 13.7 miles |
Media | PA | - | 3 | 15.9195 | 126 | 15.1 miles |
North Wales | PA | - | 1 | 28.6361 | 21 | 16.0 miles |
Sewell | NJ | - | 1 | 12.0629 | 44 | 16.9 miles |
Immaculata | PA | - | 1 | 58.1716 | 78 | 23.2 miles |
Ewing | NJ | - | 1 | 79.0387 | 77 | 24.9 miles |
Exton | PA | - | 3 | 20.3095 | 11 | 26.4 miles |
Hamilton | NJ | 90,700 | 4 | 37.771 | 92 | 28.0 miles |
Pottstown | PA | - | 2 | 23.767 | 4 | 31.9 miles |
New Castle | DE | - | 1 | 19.251 | 66 | 33.4 miles |
West Windsor | NJ | - | 1 | 10.9855 | 60 | 33.6 miles |
Center Valley | PA | - | 2 | 15.5079 | 66 | 38.5 miles |
Vineland | NJ | 59,417 | 1 | 13.5656 | 33 | 38.7 miles |
Ocean | NJ | - | 1 | 28.4333 | 4 | 43.5 miles |
Mays Landing | NJ | - | 1 | 11.4678 | 27 | 44.1 miles |
Lincoln University | PA | - | 1 | 24.1268 | 75 | 44.6 miles |
Bethlehem | PA | 72,174 | 6 | 30.1067 | 269 | 44.7 miles |
Allentown | PA | 107,685 | 6 | 40.2718 | 194 | 44.8 miles |
East Brunswick | NJ | 48,086 | 0 | - | 0 | 47.4 miles |
Fogelsville | PA | - | 1 | 23.1549 | 18 | 47.7 miles |
Reading | PA | 80,046 | 7 | 29.6919 | 274 | 48.0 miles |
New Brunswick | NJ | 52,736 | 2 | 41.2629 | 152 | 48.9 miles |
Toms River | NJ | 131,619 | 3 | 29.102 | 89 | 51.1 miles |