by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Indiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 20,393 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $95,543 and had an average of $23,251 in loans still to pay off.
Across Indiana, there were 390 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,863 and $20,288 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Indiana” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Indiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana pharmacy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Indiana. North Manchester, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Manchester University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Indiana. Butler is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 99 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Indiana list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 224 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
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