Ranked #51 in popularity, pharmacy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmacy Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 998 degrees in pharmacy to qualified students.
The pharmacy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Pharmacy rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pharmacy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Best Pharmacy Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pharmacy degree levels they offer.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in pharmacy. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Erie.
There were roughly 293 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at LECOM in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 138 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in pharmacy has to take a look at University of the Sciences. USciences is a private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.
There were approximately 110 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at USciences in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Duquesne University if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 147 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 78 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in the most recent year we have data available.
Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre. This university ranks 41st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 70 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Wilkes in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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The pharmacy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Pharmacy rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pharmacy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
