by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Michigan, there were 438 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $99,653 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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 Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan pharmacy students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 137 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ferris State University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern Michigan University Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pharmacy degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wayne State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 129 ’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 14 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Eastern Michigan
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 2 ’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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