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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

164 Colleges
$95,543 Avg Salary
$23,251 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 164 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 164 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Out of the 164 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools list. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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With a ranking of #7, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, UHSP is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #11 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#12

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #12 on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #13 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#14

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Roseman University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #15 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #16, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #19 on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#20

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
25 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
26 University of Georgia Athens, GA
27 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
27 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
27 Auburn University Auburn, AL
30 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
30 University of Houston Houston, TX
30 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA

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.

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

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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