2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 289 doctor's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

118 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

171 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has to check out Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Washington State University

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	1,336
Oregon	107	183
Nevada	84	210
Hawaii	53	79

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy	271
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	5
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	5
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	4
Pharmaceutical Sciences	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Pharmacy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	478
Nursing	315
Alternative Medicine & Systems	132
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	131
Dentistry	70
Communication Sciences	22
Public Health	20
Medical Science	7
Medical Illustration & Informatics	4
Mental & Social Health Services	1

Notes and References

• 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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