4 accredited schools across the McAllen metro area trained 120 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 McAllen that reported 47 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,400 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Hidalgo County graduated 35 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Pharr that reported 30 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
8 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,800 ($7,500 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area graduated 120 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus with 47.
Among schools that published a program price, The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus in McAllen listed the lowest total: $17,400 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro earn a median $38,490 a year ($18.51/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,900 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.