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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 137 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for pharmacy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies the best school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#12

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Roseman University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Roseman University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

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#14

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

With a ranking of #14, University of the Pacific did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#15

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #15, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Touro University California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.

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With a ranking of #17, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#18

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA
22 University of Georgia Athens, GA
23 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
24 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
25 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
26 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
27 University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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