2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 154 doctor's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR

108 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences needs to check out University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2

Harding University
Searcy, AR

46 Annual Graduates

Harding University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Harding University

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	778
Virginia	127	378
Georgia	126	352
North Carolina	115	417
Mississippi	113	184
Louisiana	103	231
Tennessee	102	489
Alabama	98	282
South Carolina	91	258
Kentucky	87	212
West Virginia	49	183

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pharmacy

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy	151
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	314
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	224
Nursing	66
Communication Sciences	11
Health Sciences & Services	5
Public Health	4
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1

Notes and References

• 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).
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