by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 15,637 people earned their degree in pharmacy, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 264 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 2 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey pharmacy students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 75 degrees to qualified ’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 189 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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