3 accredited schools across the Memphis metro area trained 137 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.
119 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,253 for a program of about 6 months.
This public two-year college in Shelby County graduated 10 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
Public two-year college in Memphis that reported 8 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
3 accredited schools in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area graduated 137 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-Memphis with 119.
Among schools that published a program price, Concorde Career College-Memphis in Memphis listed the lowest total: $14,253 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro earn a median $45,260 a year ($21.76/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $41,920 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.