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2023 Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$101,290 Avg Salary

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

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for pharmacy majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Howard University to be the most popular school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 57% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Wilkes University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

About 66% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 34% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,285
Pennsylvania 1,353
Maryland 440
New Jersey 348
District of Columbia 97

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

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 2 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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