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

If you pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi 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 184 doctor's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

139 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Mississippi

2

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

45 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat William Carey University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from William Carey University

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	778
Virginia	127	378
Georgia	126	352
North Carolina	115	417
Louisiana	103	231
Tennessee	102	489
Alabama	98	282
South Carolina	91	258
Kentucky	87	212
Arkansas	58	154
West Virginia	49	183

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pharmacy

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy	159
Pharmaceutical Sciences	18
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	228
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	113
Nursing	50
Dentistry	35
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	15
Communication Sciences	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10
Public Health	10

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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