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2025 Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Southeast Region

7 Colleges in the Southeast Region
133 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Awarded
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #580 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 degrees in pharmaceutics and drug design annually.

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Choosing a Great Pharmaceutics and Drug Design School

Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of pharmaceutics and drug design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Pharmaceutics and Drug Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
Doctor's Degrees in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the Southeast Region

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 pharmaceutics and drug design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
4.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
44 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Awarded

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
58.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in pharmaceutics and drug design has to check out Auburn University. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 17 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
44.4% Growth in Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV

WVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were about 2 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.

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

Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 18 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
54.5% Growth in Graduates

ULM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Monroe. This university ranks 8th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 11 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at ULM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmaceutics and drug design schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 28
Georgia 690 24
South Carolina 530 6
Kentucky 518 20
Mississippi 501 7
Alabama 500 7
Louisiana 489 5
West Virginia 410 5

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One of 11 majors within the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences area of study, Pharmaceutics and Drug Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 3,742
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 580
Pharmaceutical Sciences 524
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 45
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 22
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 22
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 1

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