6 accredited schools across the Detroit metro area trained 42 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.
Private for-profit two-year college in Roseville that reported 12 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
This private for-profit career school in Wayne County graduated 9 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
7 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,664 ($6,744 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in Woodhaven that reported 7 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
4 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,510 ($6,968 out of state).
Public two-year college in Detroit that reported 3 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,688 ($3,643 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area graduated 42 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Dorsey College-Roseville with 12.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro earn a median $43,330 a year ($20.83/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $44,340 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.