Best Online PharmD Programs

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) offers an online Doctor of Pharmacy - Postbaccalaureate Pathway degree. This program, aimed at students who have a bachelor's in pharmacy and are U.S.-licensed practicing pharmacists, begins every fall and requires one in-person orientation in August. Students can continue working as pharmacists full-time while completing... the program part-time, taking a total of 37 semester hours over two years with a four-week clinical rotation at the end.

The Blackboard platform is used for all online classes. The experiential work requirements can be completed at students' workplaces. MCPHS uses PioneerRX pharmacy software, which provides hands-on simulations and examples of real-world situations. Online students pay lower tuition rates than students attending courses on-campus. MCPHS participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, dedicated to helping veterans succeed in their college careers.

Applications are completed on the school's website and a dedicated graduate admission team is available to help during the application process. Online students can access the school’s Center for Academic Success and Enrichment for help during the program and the Center for Professional Career Development for assistance after graduation.

Duquesne University offers an online Doctor of Pharmacy degree, which can be completed in four years. Duquesne is a Catholic university that aims to challenge students academically while nourishing their spiritual and ethical development. The online Pharm.D program uses both online and limited campus instruction during the first three years, and the fourth year involves rotation... through a variety of practice settings for real-world experience. Students receive instruction in pharmaceutical calculations, pharmaceutical law and ethics, human physiology and pathology, the American healthcare system, and more.

The university uses the Blackboard system, where students can complete coursework, take exams, and interact with their professors and classmates. Duquesne offers a strong network of 98,000 alumni, and graduates have enjoyed over 99% job placement for the past 25 years. Most graduates start at an average salary of $110,000 per year. Duquesne provides financial aid options, and students can use the Net Price Calculator to estimate the total cost of the degree.

Students can apply online, and applications for the fall semester are due in early June. Resources for online students include free software, including Box for secure cloud content management; online access to the university’s library and Writing Center; career services, including resume help; and tech support seven days a week.

Shenandoah University offers three online doctoral degree options in pharmacy: a part-time Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy, a full-time Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health dual degree, and a full-time Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine dual degree. Full-time programs take approximately five years to complete, while the NTDP... part-time program is self-paced. Each course of study includes information on general pharmacy topics, such as biomedical science, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, and more. The full-time programs also offer a specialized education appropriate to each dual degree option. Shenandoah offers study abroad options for graduate students.

Students at Shenandoah University access online course materials through the Canvas learning management system. Some courses are synchronous, while others are asynchronous. Students have access to the Office of Financial Aid, and Shenandoah participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, supporting military personnel, veterans, and their families in the pursuit of higher education.

Applicants are encouraged to apply and submit any required documents online. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Services available for online students include academic counseling, study skills development courses, disability services, free peer tutoring, and more.

The online Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is designed for distance learners to complete a Pharm.D in four years. This program emphasizes the skills needed for a career in pharmaceutical sciences and drug development, with the fourth year consisting of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences rotation. The degree is accepted as a requirement... for pharmaceutical certification throughout the United States. Much of the degree is virtual, but students will be required to come to the Florida campus for a period of one to three weeks each summer.

Lake Erie College students access asynchronous materials on Blackboard learning management platforms, allowing them to complete assignments at their own pace. The primary scholarship available at Lake Erie College is the LECOM Scholarship Program for students who maintain a GPA above a 3.0, awarded each academic year and applied to tuition and fees.

All applicants must complete an application through the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) and a supplemental application specific to Lake Erie. The primary resource for online students at Lake Erie, the Learning Resource Center, includes medical research, patient records, journals, monographs, and multimedia.

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) offers an online Doctor of Pharmacy in North American-Trained PharmD, instructing students in areas including clinical skills, oncology, infectious diseases, public health, and more. Students typically take between two and six years to complete the program. The program can be completed in a full- or part-time format. In the part-time format,... students must take at least four credit hours per semester. This 65-credit program requires 35 hours of semester credit and 30 hours of experiential learning.

Students access online coursework via the Canvas learning management system. Financial aid information is available from the school, and sometimes scholarships are available for students in the program. Students who have served in the military or who are military dependents have access to CU Denver Veteran & Military Student Services. Online students also have access to the CU Denver Career Center.

Applicants can submit their applications and required information online. Students who take classes online have access to 24/7 IT support, onboarding information, virtual school events, and a student success coach.

St. John Fisher College offers an online Doctor of Pharmacy degree, instructing students in both pharmaceutical science and patient-centered practice. Students have the opportunity to participate in both local and global opportunities to learn more about providing pharmaceutical services to patients in underserved communities. Classes in the program are taught by expert faculty.... This 151-credit program takes four years to complete and requires 11 in-person clinical rotations.

Students at St. John Fisher College access their coursework through the Blackboard learning management system. Most aspects of the program are taught asynchronously. The majority of coursework involves developing clinical skills and working with peers in group projects online, but the program also requires six on-campus immersions throughout the program. The school offers a Military Tuition Assistance Program to students in the Reserves, National Guard, and active-duty service, and also participates in the Veterans Administration's Yellow Ribbon Program. Online students can schedule appointments with the Center for Career and Academic Planning.

The program offers two start dates each year. Students are encouraged to submit their application and required documents online. Online students have access to advising, a robust alumni network, the Center for Community Engagement, remote counseling services, and more.

Creighton University offers students two online doctoral degree options: a Doctor of Pharmacy and a dual Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration. Both programs can be completed in approximately four years of full-time study. Students complete clinical rotations during the third and fourth years of study. Students in both programs are instructed in areas of biochemistry,... communication, pharmaceutics, patient care, chemical basis of drug action, and more. Students in the Pharm.D/MBA program receive the same pharmacy education as Pharm.D students, with the addition of business courses. Creighton University is a Jesuit, Catholic institution, and students are strongly encouraged to participate in community service opportunities as they earn their degrees.

Students at Creighton use the school's BlueLine learning management system. The financial aid office at Creighton provides remote assistance for students who are interested in receiving loans, scholarships, and grants. The school assists veterans, active-duty military members, and their families with military education benefits, and online students have access to Creighton's John P. Fahey Career Center for help with job searching.

Prospective students submit their application for admission and other required materials online. Students are admitted on a rolling basis and can apply anytime. Distance learners have access to the school's online library system, online writing center, IT support, and more.

The online Non-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program at Howard University takes only two years to complete, compared to four or five for traditional Pharm.D programs. This program is designed for students who already have a valid U.S. or Canadian pharmacist license, and it includes courses on integrated pharmacy care, pathophysiology, therapeutics, pharmacology, pharmacoepidemiology,... and pharmacoeconomics. To graduate, students must complete a six-month experiential component that involves developing, implementing, and evaluating a disease state program.

Students take courses synchronously using the Blackboard learning management system. To cover the costs of this program, students can apply for loans and grants, and the school also offers scholarships from the Dr. Youness R Karodeh and Dr. Babatunde Osun Endowment, CVS, Walgreens, and several other organizations.

Howard reviews applications on a rolling basis, but students must submit their applications by February 2 of the year in which they want to start. The program admits students once per year in the fall, and the students admitted to this program become members of a cohort who work toward their degrees together regardless of location. The school provides resources such as a pharmacy library, professional development services, and online tools such as ExamMaster and NicroMedex to facilitate their educations.