by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 503 people earned their degree in pharmaceutics and drug design, making the major the 580th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 102 pharmaceutics and drug design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 pharmaceutics and drug design graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pharmaceutics and drug design.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #1 spot on the list. ULM is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 5 doctorate’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at UNC Chapel Hill
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at University of Kentucky
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 7 doctorate’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medical University of South Carolina. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region. Medical University of South Carolina is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Medical University of South Carolina Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Report
West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at West Virginia University
Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at Auburn University
With a ranking of #8, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s pharmaceutics and drug design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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