2025 Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 354 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 North Carolina.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacy in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

156 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Campbell University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy from Campbell University

Best Pharmacy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	748
Georgia	190	339
Virginia	182	367
Mississippi	154	159
Tennessee	150	485
Louisiana	146	226
Alabama	139	277
South Carolina	135	252
Kentucky	119	202
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	20

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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