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2025 Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

40 Colleges in the United States
1,798 Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Awarded
Pharmaceutical Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #274 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 40 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,798 degrees in pharmaceutical sciences annually.

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Choosing a Great Pharmaceutical Sciences School

Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools Your choice of pharmaceutical sciences 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 pharmaceutical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Master's Degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Pharmaceutical Sciences in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of pharmaceutical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Pharmaceutical Sciences

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
13.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
28.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in pharmaceutical sciences has to look into University of Maryland - Baltimore. UMB is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.

There were approximately 25 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in pharmaceutical sciences has to check out Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Lubbock.

There were roughly 9 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in pharmaceutical sciences has to check out Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.

There were approximately 28 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
4.8% Growth in Graduates

UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 21 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
41 Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 41 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
52 Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 52 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 2 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
153 Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 153 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UTHSC in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
36 Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Awarded

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 36 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Pharmaceutical Sciences by Region

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 14,811
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
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 187
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 138
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 58

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