2025 Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #180 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 Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 122 bachelor's degrees in pharmaceutical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pharmaceutical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pharmaceutical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmaceutical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pharmaceutical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Pharmaceutical Sciences

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pharmaceutical sciences from University of Arizona

2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK

67 Annual Graduates

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pharmaceutical sciences from Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmaceutical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma	377	79
Arizona	356	41

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pharmaceutical Sciences

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Pharmaceutical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	41

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).
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