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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the #53 most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 137 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for pharmacy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies the best school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 137 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 137 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the United States. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UAMS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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With a ranking of #8, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools 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.

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Western University of Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#12

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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Roseman University of Health Sciences came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#14

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific ranked #14 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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#15

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #15, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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With a ranking of #16, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #17 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public school with a small student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA
22 University of Georgia Athens, GA
23 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
24 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
25 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
26 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
27 University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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