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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$97,735 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master's

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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 the New England region, there were 1,961 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $87,221 and $26,563 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 243 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Boston, 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 126 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s 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 MCPHS University

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s pharmacy degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Northeastern University

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. 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.

Full Tufts Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2020-2021.

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 UMass Lowell

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 7 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Rhode Island

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Husson University
Bangor, Maine

Husson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 1 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Husson University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 166 masters’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 93%.

Full UCONN Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

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