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2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in West Virginia

3 Colleges in West Virginia
181 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$97,674 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #53 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in West Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences annually.

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Choosing a Great Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in West Virginia The pharmacy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Pick Your Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Pharmacy
Doctor's Degrees in Pharmacy

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in West Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in West Virginia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pharmacy degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top West Virginia Schools in Pharmacy

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$87,210 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat West Virginia University if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #492 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 79 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the pharmacy program earn around $87,210 in the first couple years of working.

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Marshall University crest
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$98,967 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences needs to check out Marshall University. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 25 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were approximately 56 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the pharmacy program make about $98,967 for their early career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
39.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Charleston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 25 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were roughly 46 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available. Those pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who get their degree from University of Charleston make $5,762 more than the average pharmacy grad.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 420
Florida 282 993
North Carolina 279 507
Virginia 274 382
Tennessee 269 989
South Carolina 248 329
Kentucky 244 222
Louisiana 242 306
Mississippi 234 310
Arkansas 234 156
Alabama 233 402

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 176
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 2
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 1

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Majors Similar to Pharmacy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 1,794
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,104
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 832
Other Health Professions 799
Allied Health Professions 482
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 396
Medicine 371
Public Health 299
Communication Sciences 203
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 176

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