2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in New York
8Colleges in New York
1,214Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
$98,388Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #53 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,214 degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School
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. We derive our Best Overall Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
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 New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in New York
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pharmacy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Albany.
There were about 246 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Albany College of Pharmacy in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences get $8,094 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has to take a look at St John's University - New York. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens. This university ranks 41st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 202 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at St John's University - New York earn $7,109 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
University at Buffalo is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 126 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, pharmacy degree recipients typically earn an average of $95,335 at the beginning of their careers.
It is hard to beat LIU Post if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville. This school ranks 35th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 395 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the pharmacy program state that they receive average early career wages of $93,840.
Located in the suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 63rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 67 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Fisher in the most recent data year. Those pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who get their degree from St. John Fisher College receive $12,712 more than the average pharmacy grad.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 74 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.
D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Buffalo. This college ranks 49th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 55 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at D'Youville College in the most recent data year. Those pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who get their degree from D'Youville College earn $7,494 more than the typical pharmacy graduate.
Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #407 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Touro is a great college overall.
There were roughly 49 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the pharmacy program make about $70,581 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).