Pharmacy is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #51 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 reviewed 8 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of pharmacy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 874 degrees in pharmacy annually.
The pharmacy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Pharmacy rankings. For our Best Overall Pharmacy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmacy Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 pharmacy degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat University at Buffalo if you wish to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were about 98 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in pharmacy has to take a look at St John's University - New York. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. This university ranks 31st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 175 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in pharmacy needs to take a look at Binghamton University. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 74 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 200 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Albany College of Pharmacy in the most recent year we have data available.
LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means LIU Post is a great school overall.
There were approximately 170 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 53 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Fisher in the most recent data year.
D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Buffalo. This college ranks 32nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 55 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at D'Youville College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 77th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 49 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent data year.
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).