25 Most Popular Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Programs

There are several excellent colleges in the United States that offer doctor’s degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

Graduate students at MCPHS University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$20,880	$20,880
Fees for Full-Time Students	$990	$990
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,160	$1,160

In a typical year, there are 14 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 5 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending U of F.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Florida

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,770	$27,335
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,967	$2,795
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$449	$1,139

The school reported having 3,901 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,357 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,205 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at LECOM.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,091	$14,091
Fees for Full-Time Students	$550	$550
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Nova Southeastern University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Nova Southeastern University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,932	$18,932
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,487	$1,487
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,052	$1,052

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 194. Of that number, 19 were classified as teaching assistants, and 20 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending STJ.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at St John's University - New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$17,835	$17,835
Fees for Full-Time Students	$340	$340
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,200	$1,200

In 2017-2018, STJ reported having 453 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 80 were classified as teaching assistants, and 224 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Albany College of Pharmacy.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,860	$22,860
Fees for Full-Time Students	$625	$625
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,270	$1,270

There were 8 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 2 were classified as teaching assistants, and 6 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Southern Nevada Educational Services Roseman University of Health Sciences.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Roseman University of Health Sciences

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$27,339	$27,339
Fees for Full-Time Students	$669	$669
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$701	$701

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Rutgers New Brunswick.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,848	$28,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,136	$2,136
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$702	$1,194

Across all programs, there were 1,350 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 906 were classified as teaching assistants, and 444 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Pacific can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of the Pacific

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$45,786	$45,786
Fees for Full-Time Students	$420	$420
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,430	$1,430

The school reported having 141 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 26 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending LIU Post.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at LIU Post

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$28,824	$28,824
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,940	$1,940
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,201	$1,201

Across all programs, there were 37 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at USC can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Southern California

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,200	$43,200
Fees for Full-Time Students	$813	$813
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,800	$1,800

In a typical year, there are 2,039 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 698 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,341 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at USciences.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of the Sciences

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$30,168	$30,168
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,676	$1,676

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 59. Of that number, 45 were classified as teaching assistants, and 14 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UIC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Chicago

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,502	$23,742
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,120	$3,120
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$675	$909

There were 3,308 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,392 were classified as teaching assistants, and 789 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending CU Anschutz.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,714	$22,374
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,125	$1,125
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$373	$1,243

In 2017-2018, CU Anschutz reported having 935 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 294 were classified as teaching assistants, and 483 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UMN Twin Cities.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,728	$25,884
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,504	$1,504
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,394	$2,157

Across all programs, there were 5,560 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,063 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,316 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Duquesne can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Duquesne University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,662	$22,662
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,259	$1,259

In a typical year, there are 448 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 245 were classified as teaching assistants, and 147 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UNC Chapel Hill.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,943	$27,154
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,986	$1,986
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,509

The school reported having 3,438 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,162 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,276 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Florida A&M University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,019	$22,108
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,857	$2,561
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$406	$1,022

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 203. Of that number, 14 were classified as teaching assistants, and 43 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Midwestern University - Downers Grove.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Midwestern University - Downers Grove

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,482	$41,482
Fees for Full-Time Students	$652	$652
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$864	$864

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Mercer.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Mercer University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,370	$14,370
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$798	$798

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Creighton.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Creighton University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,300	$15,300
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,664	$1,664
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$850	$850

In 2017-2018, Creighton reported having 75 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 15 were classified as teaching assistants, and 28 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at University of Maryland - Baltimore can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,990	$30,484
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,894	$1,894
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$694	$1,245

There were 428 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 87 were classified as teaching assistants, and 341 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending XULA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Xavier University of Louisiana

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,196	$5,196
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,420	$2,420
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$433	$433

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Purdue.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Purdue University - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,208	$28,010
Fees for Full-Time Students	$784	$784
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$348	$948

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 4,954. Of that number, 1,736 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,856 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending KU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Kansas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,716	$22,730
Fees for Full-Time Students	$988	$988
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$405	$947

In 2017-2018, KU reported having 1,978 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,140 were classified as teaching assistants, and 838 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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