9 accredited schools across the Miami metro area trained 412 pharmacy technicians in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit career school in Miami-Dade County graduated 136 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,790 for a program of about 12 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Miami that reported 132 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,560 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 80 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,879 for a program of about 11 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Miramar that reported 21 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Broward County graduated 16 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24.
10 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,987 ($7,947 out of state).
This public two-year college in Miami-Dade County graduated 10 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24.
This public career school in Miami-Dade County graduated 6 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $3,358 for a program of about 12 months.
1 Pharmacy Tech credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
9 accredited schools in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area graduated 412 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Global Medical & Technical Training Institute with 136.
Among schools that published a program price, South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus in Homestead listed the lowest total: $3,358 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro earn a median $45,240 a year ($21.75/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,590 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.