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2023 Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

16 Colleges
$95,543 Avg Salary
$23,251 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online pharmacy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular online school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wilkes University is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Pharmacy majors at MCPHS University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $872, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 16 schools only.

  • 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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