Compare 92 Pharmacy PhD Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 92 Pharmacy PhD programs in the US across 50 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 8% report it as a requirement. A typical program takes about 60 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

Top Programs

Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1

    Yale University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $50,900
    Program duration
    60 months
  2. 2

    University of Pennsylvania

    PhD in Pharmacology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    72 months
  3. 3

    Columbia University

    PhD in Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $56,840
    Program duration
    68 months
  4. 4

    Cornell University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Program duration
    60 months
  5. 5

    University of Michigan

    Clinical Pharmacy Translational Science PhD Program

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    36 months
  6. 6

    Duke University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $34,940
  7. 7

    New York University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pharmacology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    72 months
  8. 8

    University of Washington

    PhD in Pharmacology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $33,171
    Program duration
    72 months
  9. 9

    University of California San Diego

    PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Development

    Annual tuition
    $15,102
    Program duration
    60 months
  10. 10

    Brown University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology

    Application deadline
    Nov 30
    Program duration
    60 months

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Complete Program List92 programs

The complete list of Pharmacy PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Pharmacology72 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics68 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#19University of MichiganClinical Pharmacy Translational Science PhD Program36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in Clinical Pharmacy53 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences64 months
#22Duke UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology
#24New York UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pharmacology72 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry72 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy120 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics36 months
#25University of WashingtonPhD in Pharmacology72 months
#26University of California San DiegoPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Development60 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology60 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences72 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences60 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillPharmaceutical Sciences60 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillPhD in Drug Discovery (Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Division)60 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Pharmacy48 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Social & Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy60 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences61 months
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Industrial & Physical Pharmacy
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology96 months
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy
#39Purdue University--West LafayettePhD in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
#42University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
#42University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Pharmacy|Graduate in Gerontology (PharmD|Gerontology Certificate)48 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Regulatory Science60 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology60 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Pharmaceutical & Translational Sciences60 months
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy program in Pharmacology
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Toxicology72 months
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Pharmacy48 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry60 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics60 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pharmacology58 months
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences60 months
#75University of PittsburghPharmD48 months
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickPhD in pharmaceutical science
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickPhD program in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology (CMP)
#85Boston UniversityPhD in Pharmacology60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD program in Pharmacology & Toxicology60 months
#92Georgetown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#93Texas A&M University--College StationDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusDoctor of Pharmacy48 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
#96University of FloridaPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
#96University of FloridaPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics)
#96University of FloridaPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacodynamics)
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Toxicology
#124University of ArizonaPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences60 months
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Toxicology
#183University of Illinois--ChicagoPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Toxicology
#191University of ConnecticutPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
#201–250Northeastern UniversityDoctor of Pharmacy72 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery84 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Interdisciplinary Concentration
#201–250Northeastern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Pharmacy
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology72 months
#301–400University of UtahPhD in Molecular Pharmaceutics60 months
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology60 months
#301–400University of BuffaloPhD in Biomedical Sciences60 months
#301–400University of IowaDoctor of Philosophy in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences60 months
#301–400University of IowaDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics
#301–400University of IowaPhD in Pharmacology
Auburn UniversityPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Binghamton University--SUNYDoctor of Pharmacy48 months
Binghamton University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Physiology48 months
Oregon State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Sciences60 months
Saint Louis UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Physiological Science
University of California--San FranciscoPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics72 months
University of KentuckyPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences60 months
University of MississippiPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences with emphasis in pharmaceutics72 months
University of OklahomaDoctor of Pharmacy48 months
University of South CarolinaPhD Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yeshiva UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pharmacology72 months

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