2025 Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Pharmacy is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pharmacy Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 doctor's degrees in pharmacy 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 pharmacy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pharmacy students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 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.

More Ways to Rank Pharmacy Schools

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacy in South Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for pharmacy students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

108 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy. UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in pharmacy needs to look into Medical University of South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy from Medical University of South Carolina

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
North Carolina	190	404
Georgia	190	339
Virginia	182	367
Mississippi	154	159
Tennessee	150	485
Louisiana	146	226
Alabama	139	277
Kentucky	119	202
Arkansas	74	151
West Virginia	61	173

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Pharmacy Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	5

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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