2026 Best Pharmacy Schools in New Jersey
Pharmacy is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for pharmacy students.
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Best Schools for Pharmacy in New Jersey
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 pharmacy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Pharmacy
Our analysis ranked Rutgers University New Brunswick the best school in the country for a degree in pharmacy. Set in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a very large public institution. Rutgers University New Brunswick graduates 84% of students within six years. About 161 pharmacy degrees were awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick in the most recent year. Students who receive their pharmacy degree from Rutgers University New Brunswick earn around $119,316 in the first couple years of their career. Rutgers University New Brunswick graduates carry a median of $25,120 in student loans.
Read more about the pharmacy program at Rutgers University New Brunswick
Students looking for a strong pharmacy program will find one at Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham, which ranked #2. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Madison. Roughly 66% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 84 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham in the most recent data year. Students who receive their pharmacy degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham earn around $88,534 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,701.
Read more about the pharmacy program at Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
