Molecular Pharmacology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1092 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Molecular Pharmacology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in molecular pharmacology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The molecular pharmacology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Pharmacology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for molecular pharmacology 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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Best Schools for Molecular Pharmacology in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of molecular pharmacology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good option for students pursuing a degree in molecular pharmacology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 5 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
Brown University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in molecular pharmacology. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 4 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
University of Southern California is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in molecular pharmacology. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in molecular pharmacology has to check out University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 6th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 2 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 3 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. This university ranks 1st out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 2 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 4 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 3 molecular pharmacology students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.
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.
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The molecular pharmacology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Pharmacology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for molecular pharmacology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
