by our College Data Analytics TeamUnfortunately, there were no schools in the United States that made our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. You may want to check out our national ranking in the field instead.
The pharmacy associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their associate degree.
Due to lacking data, we were not able to provide you with the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences quality ranking. This is typically due to there not being enough schools in the United States that both offer pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences and provided enough information for us to do a detailed analysis.
View the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 11 |
| Pharmacy | 10 |
| Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy | 8 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 5 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 82,967 |
| Allied Health Professions | 29,240 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,166 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 16,805 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 10,346 |
| Dental Support Services | 7,002 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 3,539 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 3,280 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 2,666 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 2,219 |