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Best Schools for Pre-Pharmacy Studies in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall pre-pharmacy studies education in the Southeast Region.
Top Schools in Pre-Pharmacy Studies
Our analysis ranked South College the best school in the country for a degree in pre-pharmacy studies. South College is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Knoxville. The six-year graduation rate is 53%. South College awarded about 56 pre-pharmacy studies degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their pre-pharmacy studies degree from South College earn around $51,389 in the first couple years of their career. South College graduates carry a median of $24,533 in student loans.
See the full pre-pharmacy studies program report for South College
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 14 schools evaluated.
- 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 our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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