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

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the most popular school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 198 students majoring in pharmacy at UMB, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 72% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 29% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California 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 large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 28% are male.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

About 71% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#10

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

With a ranking of #10, Campbell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

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

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in pharmacy at UC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#12

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #13, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Women make up 73% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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#13

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in pharmacy at University at Buffalo, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences students that almost earned our Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
16 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
17 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
17 University of Georgia Athens, GA
19 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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