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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate 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.

The Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

EDP University - San Sebastian

San Sebastian, PR

Our 2023 rankings named EDP University - San Sebastian the most popular school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their associate degree. EDP - San Sebastian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Sebastian.

Of the 9 students majoring in pharmacy at EDP - San Sebastian, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 11 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 city of Boston.

Of the 8 students majoring in pharmacy at BHCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad del Turabo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Ozarks Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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#5

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Butler Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.

About 67% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 33% are male.

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East Mississippi Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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#7

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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Durham Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

With a ranking of #9, North Idaho College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their associate degree. NIC is a small public school located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 11 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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