2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools
7
Colleges in the United States
34
Associate Degrees
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciencesassociate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #220 out of the 328 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34 associate degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for Your Associate Degree
The pharmacy associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.