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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Basic Certificate School for You

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Basic Certificate Schools list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences by Region

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 15,637
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2,139
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 876
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 503
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 240
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 206
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 175
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 175
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 161
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 152
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 97
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 32

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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