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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

64 Colleges
$43,070 Avg Salary
$23,251 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 64 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center to be the most popular school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 306 students majoring in pharmacy at MCPHS University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Pharmacy majors at MCPHS University take out an average of $26,865 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $872, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

Of the 183 students majoring in pharmacy at LIU Post, 28% are male and 72% are female.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $322.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, pharmacy graduates from University of Toledo carry an average student debt load of $23,993. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $320, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 58% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - Davis Report

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 55% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, pharmacy majors at KU accumulate an average of around $20,394 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $295.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Kansas Report

#7

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

Of the 118 students majoring in pharmacy at Samford, 33% are male and 67% are female.

The average amount in student loans that pharmacy majors at Samford take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $15,807.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 69% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, pharmacy graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debt load of $21,132. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $337.

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Northeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in pharmacy at Northeastern, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Pharmacy majors at Northeastern take out an average of $26,709 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 72% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, pharmacy majors at UC Irvine accumulate an average of around $16,607 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $183.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
11 University of Mississippi University, MS
12 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA

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.

  • 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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