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

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$101,290 Avg Salary

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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for pharmacy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

Of the 293 students majoring in pharmacy at LECOM, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

About 68% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Of the 197 students majoring in pharmacy at Rutgers New Brunswick, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means LIU Post is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 197 students majoring in pharmacy at LIU Post, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 59% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 68% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

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

Of the 149 students majoring in pharmacy at Duquesne, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 140 students majoring in pharmacy at Temple, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University Report

#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 130 students majoring in pharmacy at University at Buffalo, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

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

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 23 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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