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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 large city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-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 - Downers Grove landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. 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 midsize city of Little Rock.

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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large 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 landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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Roseman University of Health Sciences landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. 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 landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#15

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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Touro University California came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized 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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#18

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi ranked #18 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center ranked #19 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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 landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. 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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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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