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Students study modules on chemistry, biology, human physiology, pharmaceuticals and pharmacology. Most diplomas in pharmaceuticals combine academic research with additional professional training, professional pharmaceutical skills, legal and ethical studies, and ways to interact with patients.
Students master the technology of forming prescriptions, study drugs, clinical practice. While studying pharmaceuticals, students will specialize in a specific position (for example, developing new drugs or caring for patients), a specific area of medical care (for example, infectious diseases or caring for the elderly).
Requirements for applicants for a degree in pharmacy: knowledge of chemistry at a high level together with biology, physics, mathematics. Universities conduct a careful selection for pharmacy programs, applicants must have excellent grades in basic subjects, confirm a high level of English proficiency.
The types of pharmaceutical programs differ depending on where you study pharmaceuticals:
- Bachelor of Arts in Pharmacy (BPharm)
- Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)
Pharmaceutical courses usually include lectures, seminars, and practical exercises. Leading USA universities from list offer internships while studying. The assessment is carried out on the basis of theoretical and practical exams, coursework.
Best pharmacy & pharmacology universities in USA 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Harvard University |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 4 | University of California, San Francisco |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 6 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| 7 | Yale University |
| 8 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 9 | Purdue University |
| 10 | University of Florida |
| 11 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Duke University |
| 13 | University of Minnesota (System) |
| 14 | University of Washington |
| 15 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 16 | Vanderbilt University |
| 17 | Columbia University |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 19 | Cornell University |
| 20 | Emory University |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh |
| 22 | Boston University |
| 23 | Northeastern University |
| 24 | Rutgers University–New Brunswick |
| 25 | The Ohio State University |
| 26 | University at Buffalo SUNY |
| 27 | University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) |
| 28 | University of Kansas |
| 29 | University of Southern California |
| 30 | University of Utah |
| 31 | New York University (NYU) |
| 32 | The University of Arizona |
| 33 | The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 34 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
| 35 | University of California, Davis |
| 36 | University of California, Irvine |
| 37 | University of Cincinnati |
| 38 | University of Kentucky |
| 39 | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 40 | Baylor College of Medicine |
| 41 | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 42 | Michigan State University |
| 43 | North Carolina State University |
| 44 | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| 45 | University of Miami |
| 46 | University of South Florida |
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University |
| 48 | Texas A&M University |
| 49 | Tufts University |
| 50 | University of Iowa |
