2025 Best Pharmacy Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
1,237Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
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 the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of pharmacy. Combined, these schools handed out 1,237 degrees in pharmacy to qualified students.
Your choice of pharmacy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pharmacy Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Pharmacy in the Plains States Region
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 of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 253 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in pharmacy. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 148 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in pharmacy. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 93 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in pharmacy has to look into Creighton University. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 147 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 76 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were approximately 69 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University 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).
Your choice of pharmacy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
