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2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges in Massachusetts
1,340 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,340 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 Massachusetts 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.

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

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 Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts Schools in Pharmacy

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
799 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$95,859 Median Starting Salary

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 799 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the pharmacy program earn about $95,859 in the first couple years of working.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
249 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$93,424 Median Starting Salary

Northeastern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 249 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the pharmacy program earn about $93,424 in their early career salary.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

Tufts University is a great option for students interested in a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Any student who is interested in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has to take a look at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 15 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
167 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
24.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 63rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 167 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network in the most recent data year. Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences degree recipients from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network receive an earnings boost of around $9,711 over the average earnings of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 243
Maine 202 83
Rhode Island 200 128

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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 928
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 176
Pharmaceutical Sciences 106
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 75
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 11
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 10
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 10
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 9
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 7
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 7,220
Public Health 1,803
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1,435
Allied Health Professions 1,223
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,081
Mental & Social Health Services 1,002
Health Sciences & Services 816
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 759
Communication Sciences 700
Medicine 693

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