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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

About 68% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 32% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, pharmacy graduates from UC carry an average student debt load of $15,660.

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#3

Clark University

Worcester, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clark University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Of the 20 students majoring in pharmacy at Clark, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in pharmacy at Iowa, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 38% are male.

Pharmacy majors at MCPHS University take out an average of $24,008 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in pharmacy at SDSU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of North Texas Health Science Center Report

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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 24 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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