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2024 Best Pharmacy Schools in Tennessee

6 Colleges in Tennessee
555 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
Ranked #51 in popularity, pharmacy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 555 degrees in pharmacy during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Pharmacy School

Best Pharmacy Schools in Tennessee Your choice of pharmacy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pharmacy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Pharmacy Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Pharmacy
Doctor's Degrees in Pharmacy

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 Best Pharmacy Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Pharmacy in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pharmacy degree levels they offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Pharmacy

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
195 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center if you wish to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 195 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at UTHSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in pharmacy from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

2
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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN
77 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Belmont University if you wish to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were roughly 77 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in pharmacy from Belmont University

3
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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
62 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

Lipscomb University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in pharmacy. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in pharmacy from Lipscomb University

4
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South College
Knoxville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
88 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

South College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacy. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit college located in the city of Knoxville.

There were approximately 88 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at South College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in pharmacy from South College

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
84 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Johnson City. This university ranks 11th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 84 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in pharmacy from East Tennessee State University

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Union University
Jackson, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TN
49 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 49 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in pharmacy from Union 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.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715748
North Carolina710404
Georgia690339
Virginia630367
South Carolina530252
Kentucky518202
Mississippi501159
Alabama500277
Louisiana489226
Arkansas466151
West Virginia410173

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Pharmaceutical Sciences165
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs8

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