by our College Data Analytics Team
[Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Rutgers University New Brunswick, our #1 for pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduate salaries in New Jersey. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public institution. Students who complete the pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $131,771.
A rank of #2 makes Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham one of the highest-paying schools for pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences. Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison. Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates of Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham earn a median of about $128,682 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences will find them at Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus, which ranked #3. Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck. Students who complete the pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $79,225.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduates, 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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