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

In 2020-2021, 16,952 people earned a degree or certificate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the #19 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 137 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Check out the pharmacy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

Our analysis found West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies to be the best school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit college with a 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 college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 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 city of Erie.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school 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 school with a small student population.

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#14

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small 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 city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #17, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

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#18

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 very large public school located in the 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 ranked #20 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize 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

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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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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