2027 Best Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in the The Plains States Region
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for pharmaceutics and drug design students.
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Best Schools for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the The Plains States Region
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
Leading the list is University Of Kansas, our #1 school for pharmaceutics and drug design. University Of Kansas is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence. Roughly 69% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 10 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with this degree at University Of Kansas in the most recent data year. Students who receive their pharmaceutics and drug design degree from University Of Kansas earn around $115,842 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Kansas graduates carry a median of $19,151 in student loans.
See the full pharmaceutics and drug design program report for University Of Kansas
South Dakota State University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in pharmaceutics and drug design, ranking #2. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 62%. About 39 pharmaceutics and drug design degrees were awarded at South Dakota State University in the most recent year. Students who receive their pharmaceutics and drug design degree from South Dakota State University earn around $51,260 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete this degree.
See the full pharmaceutics and drug design program report for South Dakota State University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
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