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2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Michigan

5 Colleges in Michigan
442 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$97,674 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 442 degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Michigan The pharmacy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Pharmacy
Master's Degrees in Pharmacy
Doctor's Degrees in Pharmacy

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Michigan

The schools below may not offer all types of pharmacy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Pharmacy

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
4.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 135 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the pharmacy program state that they receive average early career wages of $74,688.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
106 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$102,554 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences needs to take a look at Wayne State University. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 106 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year. Those pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who get their degree from Wayne State University make $4,880 more than the average pharmacy student.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
140 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
2.1% Growth in Graduates

Ferris State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the remote town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 140 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available. Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences degree recipients from Ferris State University receive an earnings boost of about $16,182 over the average income of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

Eastern Michigan University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 15th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 12 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
48 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 48 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 1,009
Illinois 304 663
Indiana 294 387
Wisconsin 273 383

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 321
Pharmaceutical Sciences 52
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 48
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 12
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 8
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 7,343
Allied Health Professions 1,920
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1,898
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,524
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,264
Medicine 1,246
Public Health 1,064
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 946
Other Health Professions 751
Mental & Social Health Services 600

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