2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
98
Ranked Colleges
1,443
Degrees Awarded
$89,414
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,443 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major” ranking, we looked at 98 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree pharmacy students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
Out of the 98 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #1 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 198 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 126 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Out of the 98 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the Sciences is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of the Sciences Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Out of the 98 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Campbell
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. Albany College of Pharmacy is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 85%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Albany College of Pharmacy
University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 175 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full University of Florida Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 34 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at LIU Post
Northeast Ohio Medical University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. Located in Rootstown, Ohio, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at NEOMED
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 76 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University
University of Southern California landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 121 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at USC
Western University of Health Sciences ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Western University of Health Sciences
Xavier University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Xavier University
Creighton University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Creighton Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #15, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern University
Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking, coming in at #16. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Tufts Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Rowan University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 18 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rowan
University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences
University of the Pacific landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. University of the Pacific is located in Stockton, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Pacific
Eastern Michigan University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Eastern Michigan University
With a ranking of #21, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Full FDU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking, coming in at #22. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Concordia University, Wisconsin
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 40 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Rutgers New Brunswick Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
University of Toledo ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Toledo
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