Best Pharmacy Schools Ranking (US)

University of California–San Francisco (UCSF) is ranked top nationally for its graduate pharmacy programs, with  University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill in second position.

UCSF School of Pharmacy offers the top ranked Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program (4 years of full-time study) and PhD graduate programs such as the PhD in Biological & Medical Informatics (BMI), PhD in Biophysics, PhD in Chemistry & Chemical Biology (CCB), and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmacogenomics (PSPG).

The University of North Carolina - Eshelman School of Pharmacy (http://www.pharmacy.unc.edu) is one of the world's leading institutions of pharmacy education and pharmaceutical research. The school offers postgraduate programs such as Master of Science in health system pharmacy,  PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.

Ranking of Best Graduate Pharmacy Schools:

1. University of California–San Francisco
2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
3. University of Minnesota
4. University of Texas–Austin
5. Ohio State University
5. University of Kentucky
5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
5. University of Washington
9. Purdue University
9. University of Arizona
9. University of Florida
9. University of Illinois–Chicago
9. University of Maryland–Baltimore
9. University of Wisconsin–Madison
15. University of Southern California
16. University of Iowa
16. University of Tennessee Health Science Center
16. University of Utah
19. University of Kansas
19. University of Pittsburgh
21. University at Buffalo–SUNY
21. Virginia Commonwealth University
23. University of Colorado–Denver
24. Auburn University (Harrison)
24. Medical University of South Carolina
24. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick (Mario)
24. University of Georgia
24. University of Mississippi
29. University of Connecticut
29. University of Nebraska Medical Center
31. Univ of the Sciences in Philadelphia-Philadelphia Col of Pharmacy & Science
32. Mercer University
32. Oregon State University
32. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
32. University of California–San Diego
32. University of Cincinnati
32. University of New Mexico
32. University of Oklahoma
32. Washington State University
32. Wayne State University (Applebaum)
32. West Virginia University
42. South Carolina College of Pharmacy
42. Uni of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
42. Uni of Missouri–Kansas City
42. Uni of South Carolina
46. Creighton Uni
46. Duquesne Uni (Mylan)
46. Northeastern Uni
46. Uni of Montana
46. Uni of Rhode Island
51. Drake Univ
51. Samford Univ (McWhorter)
51. St. Louis College of Pharmacy
51. Uni of Houston
51. Uni of the Pacific (Long)
56. Albany College of Pharmacy
56. Butler Univ
56. Campbell Univ
56. Idaho State Univ
56. Univ of Wyoming
61. Ferris State Univ
61. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences–Boston
61. North Dakota State Univ
61. South Dakota State Univ
61. St. John's Univ
61. Temple Univ

Source: US News & World Report 2009

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