by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pharmacy is the 51st most popular major in the country with 14,811 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Virginia, there were 342 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 342 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,688 and $121,343 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pharmacy.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian College of Pharmacy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia. This small school is located in Oakwood, Virginia, and it awarded 60 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 152 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hampton University is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 20 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 110 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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