Pharmaceutical Sciences

A program that focuses on the basic sciences that underlie drugs and drug therapy and that prepares individuals for further study and/or careers in pharmaceutical science and research, pharmaceutical administration and sales, biotechnology, drug manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and related fields. Includes instruction in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and toxicology, dosage formulation, manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 68 institutions across the United States, with a total of 5392 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

16

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

5

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,172

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

2

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

361

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

236

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,600

awards given

Top Schools for Pharmaceutical Sciences

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Mississippi
University, MS
507
2 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
405
3 University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
369
4 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
327
5 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
276
6 Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK
201
7 Samford University
Birmingham, AL
198
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
198
9 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
195
10 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
171
11 North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND
171
12 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
141
13 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY
138
14 Mercer University
Macon, GA
114
15 University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
114
16 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
111
17 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
108
18 Western New England University
Springfield, MA
105
19 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
96
20 MCPHS University
Boston, MA
90
21 Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
81
22 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
81
23 Long Island University
Brookville, NY
75
24 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
69
25 St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
66
26 University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
64
27 Northeastern University
Boston, MA
60
28 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
60
29 Chapman University
Orange, CA
54
30 Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
54
31 University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
54
32 Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
51
33 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
48
34 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
48
35 California Northstate University
Elk Grove, CA
48
36 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
45
37 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
42
38 Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI
36
39 Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
33
40 Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA
24
41 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
24
42 Washington State University
Pullman, WA
24
43 Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
21
44 Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
18
45 University of Houston
Houston, TX
15
46 Creighton University
Omaha, NE
15
47 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA
15
48 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo, PR
15
49 University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
12
50 University of New England
Biddeford, ME
12
51 Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
9
52 Howard University
Washington, DC
9
53 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
9
54 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
9
55 Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
9
56 Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
6
57 Marshall University
Huntington, WV
6
58 Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
6
59 University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
3
60 Belmont University
Nashville, TN
3
61 University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX
3
62 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
3
63 Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV
3
64 Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
3
65 University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
3
66 Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
3
67 Hampton University
Hampton, VA
3
68 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
3