2025 Best Pharmacology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in pharmacology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmacology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 doctor's degrees in pharmacology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pharmacology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pharmacology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The pharmacology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pharmacology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacology in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacology

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology from University of Pennsylvania

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacology. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology from Johns Hopkins University

Best Pharmacology Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	35
Pennsylvania	311	8
Maryland	190	4
New Jersey	165	3
District of Columbia	143	2

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Pharmacology Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Pharmacology & Toxicology area of study, Pharmacology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Molecular Pharmacology	17
Toxicology	10
Environmental Toxicology	4
Pharmacology & Toxicology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Fvasconcellos. More about our data sources and methodologies.