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 Pharmacy Major in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pharmacy is the 51st most popular major in the country with 15,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Georgia, there were 339 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy. That schools that top this list have a program in pharmacy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Georgia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree pharmacy students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Savannah landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Savannah is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 80 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Georgia. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 131 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
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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