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2025 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

33 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,638 Doctor's Degrees
$107,820 Avg Early-Career Salary
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,638 doctor's degrees in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacy

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
255 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Florida

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185 Annual Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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148 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Georgia

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176 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL

Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the pharmacy program state that they receive average early career wages of $108,029.

More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Samford University

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
153 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Auburn University

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104 Annual Graduates

VCU is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Virginia Commonwealth University

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125 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Mississippi

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Doctorate students who receive their degree from the pharmacy program make an average of $101,636 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from Nova Southeastern University

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74 Annual Graduates

UAMS is a small public university located in the city of Little Rock.More information about a doctorate in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 138 778
Virginia 127 378
Georgia 126 352
North Carolina 115 417
Mississippi 113 184
Louisiana 103 231
Tennessee 102 489
Alabama 98 282
South Carolina 91 258
Kentucky 87 212
Arkansas 58 154
West Virginia 49 183
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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 3,459
Pharmaceutical Sciences 90
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 69
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 16
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 3
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 1
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Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 7,234
Nursing 3,832
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,614
Dentistry 1,241
Chiropractic 568
Allied Health Professions 380
Optometry 355
Public Health 238
Communication Sciences 218
Health & Medical Administrative Services 109

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