2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Louisiana

A degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 306 degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Louisiana

The schools below may not offer all types of pharmacy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Pharmacy

1

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

161 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

$116,918 Median Starting Salary

University of Louisiana at Monroe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. ULM is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Monroe.

Degree recipients from the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at University of Louisiana at Monroe get $6,329 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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2

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

145 Pharmacy Degrees Awarded

1.4% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Xavier University of Louisiana if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the large city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, pharmacy degree recipients typically make an average of $104,261 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Xavier University of Louisiana

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	420
Florida	282	993
North Carolina	279	507
Virginia	274	382
Tennessee	269	989
South Carolina	248	329
Kentucky	244	222
Mississippi	234	310
Arkansas	234	156
Alabama	233	402
West Virginia	207	184

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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy	226
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	75
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	5

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Most Popular Majors Related to Pharmacy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,502
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	2,022
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	1,508
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,210
Allied Health Professions	1,008
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	572
Medicine	492
Communication Sciences	476
Dental Support Services	425
Public Health	362

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
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