by our College Data Analytics Team
[Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences schools.
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If you want to know which schools send pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences schools in Illinois. Set in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution. Students who complete the pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $141,523.
University Of Illinois At Chicago produces some of the highest-paid graduates in pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public institution. Students who complete the pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $143,571.
Chicago State University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Chicago, Chicago State University is a public institution. Students who complete the pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $144,745.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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