2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy
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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 “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 15,637 people earned their degree in pharmacy, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 885 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular pharmacy programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree pharmacy students.
Top 16 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 257 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Pharmacy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 119 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Kansas Pharmacy Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 118 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy at Ohio State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern Pharmacy Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Toledo
University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 83 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Pharmacy at UCONN
University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Hawaii at Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Hawaii at Hilo
East Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 19 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University
The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy at UM
West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Buckhannon, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy at West Virginia Wesleyan College
With a ranking of #10, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at Illinois Tech
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 91 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
University at Buffalo ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University at Buffalo Pharmacy Report
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UOHSC is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 52 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Pharmacy at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Samford University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major for a Bachelor’s list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at Samford
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