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

Around 1,462 master’s degrees are awarded each year to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$24,504	$24,504
Fees for Full-Time Students	$630	$630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$615	$615

In 2017-2018, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network reported having 3 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown 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

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,901. 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.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Temple.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Temple University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,164	$22,158
Fees for Full-Time Students	$890	$890
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$898	$1,231

Across all programs, there were 1,010 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 671 were classified as teaching assistants, and 339 were classified as research assistants.

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

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

The school reported having 37 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

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

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 2017-2018, there were 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.

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

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northeastern University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$23,408	$23,408
Fees for Full-Time Students	$280	$280
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,463	$1,463

There were 1,180 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 458 were classified as teaching assistants, and 719 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 Campbell.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Campbell University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,628	$11,628
Fees for Full-Time Students	$556	$556
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$646	$646

The school reported having 14 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 12 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore.

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

In 2017-2018, there were 428 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 87 were classified as teaching assistants, and 341 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending USC.

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 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,039. 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 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

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

Here are the average costs for graduate students at 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

Across all programs, there were 453 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 80 were classified as teaching assistants, and 224 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 Cincinnati.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,790	$24,532
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,678	$1,678
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$640	$1,227

In 2017-2018, Cincinnati reported having 1,822 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,075 were classified as teaching assistants, and 599 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

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

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,207	$27,255
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$1,298

Across all programs, there were 2,670 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,017 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,574 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending University at Buffalo.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University at Buffalo

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,514	$2,514
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

The school reported having 1,336 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,220 were classified as teaching assistants, and 116 were classified as research assistants.

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, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,978. Of that number, 1,140 were classified as teaching assistants, and 838 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Ohio State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,560	$33,032
Fees for Full-Time Students	$865	$865
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$723	$2,065

In 2017-2018, Ohio State reported having 4,229 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2,035 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,903 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Tufts.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Tufts University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,892	$49,892
Fees for Full-Time Students	$874	$874
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,248	$1,248

In 2017-2018, there were 1,125 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 401 were classified as teaching assistants, and 711 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

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

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Touro University California

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$26,223	$26,223
Fees for Full-Time Students	$275	$275
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$830	$830

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

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,290	$36,980
Fees for Full-Time Students	$850	$850
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$898	$1,512

There were 1,932 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,036 were classified as teaching assistants, and 896 were classified as research assistants.

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

The school reported having 59 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 45 were classified as teaching assistants, and 14 were classified as research assistants.

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

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Mississippi

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,190	$23,454
Fees for Full-Time Students	$110	$110
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$455	$1,303

Across all programs, there were 1,279 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,107 were classified as teaching assistants, and 165 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 Wayne State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Wayne State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,336	$33,217
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,828	$1,828
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$639	$1,384

There were 823 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 471 were classified as teaching assistants, and 294 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Chapman.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Chapman University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$28,719	$28,719
Fees for Full-Time Students	$244	$244
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,205	$1,205

In 2017-2018, there were 204 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 32 were classified as teaching assistants, and 42 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

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,438. Of that number, 1,162 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,276 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at University of Toledo.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Toledo

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,429	$23,766
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,555	$1,555
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$560	$990

In 2017-2018, University of Toledo reported having 861 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 519 were classified as teaching assistants, and 260 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

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

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