2025 Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Ranked #3 in popularity, pharmacy is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 166 doctor's degrees in pharmacy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pharmacy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pharmacy students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacy students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacy in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

130 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy from University of Kentucky

2

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in pharmacy has to take a look at Sullivan University. Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy from Sullivan University

Best Pharmacy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	748
North Carolina	190	404
Georgia	190	339
Virginia	182	367
Mississippi	154	159
Tennessee	150	485
Louisiana	146	226
Alabama	139	277
South Carolina	135	252
Arkansas	74	151
West Virginia	61	173

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pharmacy

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	14

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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