2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
If you plan on getting your master's degree in
pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 30 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,604 master's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for Your Master's Degree
The pharmacy master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality pharmacy program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 - The number of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- 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 master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools
The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools.