2025 Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 doctor's degrees in pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Pharmaceutical Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

The pharmaceutical sciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality pharmaceutical sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pharmaceutical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pharmaceutical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmaceutical sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences

1

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from University of Maryland - Baltimore

2

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

St John's University - New York is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. STJ is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from St John’s University - New York

3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences needs to look into University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

4

Howard University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences needs to check out Howard University. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from Howard University

5

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

UMES is a small public university located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmaceutical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	28
Pennsylvania	311	10
Maryland	190	13
District of Columbia	143	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 11 different types of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Pharmaceutical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy	2,322
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	14
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	8
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	2
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy	1

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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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