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2024 Best Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools

22 Colleges in the United States
161 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #862 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 22 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 degrees in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry School

Best Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools Your choice of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry 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 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry 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.

Pick Your Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

The medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry 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 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the United States

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

10 Top Schools in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences if you want to pursue a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 9 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent data year.

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University of the Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

University of the Sciences is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. USciences is a private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

There were about 2 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at USciences in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 11 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 9 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 6th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 5 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 5 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
15.4% Growth in Graduates

UNMC is a small public university located in the large city of Omaha.

There were roughly 13 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNMC in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 3 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 9 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UCSF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry by Region

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Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 15,637
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2,139
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 876
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 503
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 240
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 206
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 175
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 175
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 152
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 97

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