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2024 Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools

29 Colleges in the United States
503 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Awarded
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #580 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 29 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 503 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 Your choice of pharmaceutics and drug design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Pharmaceutics and Drug Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

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Best Schools for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the United States

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 pharmaceutics and drug design degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
48.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore if you want to pursue a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. UMB is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

There were roughly 29 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Every student who is interested in pharmaceutics and drug design needs to look into Temple University. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences if you wish to pursue a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.

There were about 3 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good choice for students interested in a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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University of the Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of the Sciences is a good decision for students interested in a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit university with a student population.

There were approximately 5 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at USciences in the most recent data year.

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

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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

Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 7 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
57 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 14th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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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

Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 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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Pharmaceutics and Drug Design by Region

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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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 15,637
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2,139
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 876
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
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 161
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 152
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 97

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