2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 180 doctor's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 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.

More Ways to Rank Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

144 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Kentucky

2

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

36 Annual Graduates

Sullivan University is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Sullivan 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
Arkansas	58	154
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	166
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	14

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	452
Nursing	422
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	240
Dentistry	186
Optometry	55
Communication Sciences	11
Public Health	6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5
Medical Science	4

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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