by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,002 doctor's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.
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The pharmacy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality pharmacy program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.
The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison
It is hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Purdue University - Main Campus
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus
UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a large student population.
Students who graduate with their doctorate from the pharmacy program report average early career earnings of $101,436.
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Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their doctorate from the pharmacy program report average early career earnings of $101,885.
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Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit.
Those pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who get their doctor's degree from Wayne State University make $2,277 more than the standard pharmacy graduate.
More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Wayne State UniversityExplore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 1,886 |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 53 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 32 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 25 |
| Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics | 5 |
| Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 4,798 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 2,227 |
| Nursing | 2,185 |
| Dentistry | 1,011 |
| Optometry | 359 |
| Communication Sciences | 240 |
| Medical Science | 108 |
| Public Health | 99 |
| Chiropractic | 65 |
| Other Health Professions | 55 |