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

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for pharmacy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

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#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The in-demand master’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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 59% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 41% are male.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 35% are male.

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

#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Of the 18 students majoring in pharmacy at Rowan, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rowan University Report

#8

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

University of the 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in pharmacy at USciences, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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St John’s University - New York 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 #9 on the list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

Of the 9 students majoring in pharmacy at STJ, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Of the 6 students majoring in pharmacy at NJIT, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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 22 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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