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2025 Best Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools

17 Colleges in the United States
187 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #862 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry annually.

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Choosing a Great Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry School

Best Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools Your choice of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

The medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry 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 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
26.7% Growth in Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.More information about a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 10 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 2 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. This university ranks 1st out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 4 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 9th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry from Saint Joseph’s University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 3 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
33 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry by Region

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Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 14,811
Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,798
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 911
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 542
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 266
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 250
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 216
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 199
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 138
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 58

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