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2024 Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges in the Plains States Region
102 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Awarded
A degree in pharmaceutics and drug design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #580 out of 1506 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 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for pharmaceutics and drug design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 degrees in pharmaceutics and drug design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Pharmaceutics and Drug Design School

Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of pharmaceutics and drug design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pharmaceutics and drug design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
Master's Degrees in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
Doctor's Degrees in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the Plains States Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pharmaceutics and drug design degree levels they offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
10.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Iowa is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were about 10 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in pharmaceutics and drug design has to take a look at University of Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 16 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD
66 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Awarded

South Dakota State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.

There were about 66 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.

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Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmaceutics and drug design schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 10
Iowa 648 9
Kansas 599 16
South Dakota 381 66

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One of 11 majors within the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences area of study, Pharmaceutics and Drug Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 1,371
Pharmaceutical Sciences 183
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 32
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 6
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 3
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 2

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