2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - How many other pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master'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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Pharmacy

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a master's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

31 Annual Graduates

$55,538 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has to take a look at Campbell University. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, pharmacy master's recipients generally earn an average of $55,538 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Campbell 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	208	206
Georgia	190	18
Virginia	182	3
Tennessee	166	1
Alabama	151	2
Kentucky	147	10
Louisiana	147	0
South Carolina	146	0
Mississippi	145	15
Arkansas	121	2
West Virginia	112	1

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

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

Pharmacy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmaceutical Sciences	16
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	15
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	15

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	931
Allied Health Professions	566
Public Health	519
Health & Medical Administrative Services	281
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	238
Mental & Social Health Services	226
Communication Sciences	197
Medical Illustration & Informatics	86
Alternative Medicine & Systems	36
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	32

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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