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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,400 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $93,659 and $111,497 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 440 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 176 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at LIU Post
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. John Fisher College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. John Fisher College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 93 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
DeSales University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. DeSales University is a small school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full DeSales University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University at Buffalo
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 2 students 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%.
Temple University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 197 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University
University of Baltimore ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
York College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. York is a medium-sized school located in Jamaica, New York that handed out 0 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%.
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