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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

14 Ranked Colleges
477 Degrees Awarded
$36,464 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2021-2022, 19,400 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In , pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $95,543 and had an average of $124,452 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,820 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $88,804 and $113,915 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 477 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 14 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Northern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ada, Ohio, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ohio Northern University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 130 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Toledo

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Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio

Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedarville University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cedarville is located in Cedarville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cedarville University

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northern Michigan University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ohio State

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UW - Madison Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Purdue

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at U-M

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University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Dayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UDayton

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Michigan Technological University

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Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cleveland State University

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 191 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Illinois Institute of Technology

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