Graduateprograms.com Announces its Dean’s List of Top Pharmacy Grad Programs in the Areas of Career Support, Use of Technology, Financial Aid and Quality of Network
Englewood, NJ (PRWEB) February 21, 2014 -- To help prospective Pharmacy grad students better evaluate their options for continuing education, Graduateprograms.com compiled and analyzed over 40,000 ratings posted on the site by students attending more than 1,200 different graduate programs nationwide.
As a follow up to its recently published Fall 2013 Top Student Rated Pharmacy Grad Programs, Graduateprograms.com is pleased to release its “Dean’s List” of top Pharmacy grad programs in the areas of career support, school use of technology, financial aid and quality of network as defined below:
Career Support: Quality of career planning resources and support received both during graduate school studies and after.
School Use of Technology: Access to the most cutting-edge technology available for your field of study.
Financial Aid: If you received Financial Aid from your school, how pleased are you with your package (grants, scholarships, etc.) and the application process?
Quality of Network: Does/Did your program provide you strong peer, faculty and alumni networking connections and opportunities?
The ensuing rankings were compiled from student ratings and reviews posted on Graduateprograms.com from Sept. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2013 using a 10 star system (with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best).
The top Pharmacy programs in the country for career support, school use of technology, financial aid and quality of network are:
Top Pharmacy Grad Programs for Career Support:
1 Creighton University
2 Union University
3 East Tennessee State University
4 University of North Texas Health Science Center
5 University of Maryland, Baltimore
6 Texas Southern University
7 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
8 Palm Beach Atlantic University
9 St. Louis College of Pharmacy
10 University of Georgia
Top Pharmacy Grad Programs for School Use of Technology:
1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2 Midwestern University - Glendale
3 Creighton University
4 Palm Beach Atlantic University
5 University of North Texas Health Science Center
6 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
7 Lipscomb University
8 Harding University
9 Regis University
10 Drake University
Top Pharmacy Grad Programs for Financial Aid:
1 University of Maryland, Baltimore
2 Texas Tech University
3 University of South Florida
4 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
5 University of Washington Seattle
6 University of Missouri – Kansas City
7 University at Buffalo, State University of New York
8 Medical University of South Carolina
9 The University of Texas at Austin
10 South University
Top Pharmacy Grad Programs for Quality of Network:
1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2 University of Maryland, Baltimore
3 University of Missouri-Kansas City
4 Union University
5 Creighton University
6 Medical University of South Carolina
7 Regis University
8 Texas Tech University
9 The University of Texas at Austin
10 Midwestern University – Glendale
In addition to rating their respective programs, students often share personal insights as well. One University of Maryland Class of 2015 Pharmacy Grad student commented, “Pros: Great quality and competitiveness. Lectures are recorded and uploaded to view online…Lots of student organizations. Improved safety in Baltimore area (many cops on campus). Cons: Expensive out-of-state tuition Technology needs more improvement (online lecture videos do not support mobile devices).”
Students can continue to review their programs at http://www.graduateprograms.com and qualify to win a $1,000 scholarship, awarded once per semester. Reviews will be incorporated into upcoming program rankings.
Methodology
Graduateprograms.com reaches current and recent graduate students through scholarship entries as well as social media platforms. These program rankings cover a period from September 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013. Graduateprograms.com assigns 15 ranking categories to each graduate program at each graduate school. Rankings cover a variety of student topics, such as academic competitiveness, career support, financial aid, and quality of network.
For a given graduate program, rankings are determined by calculating the average score for each program based on the 15 ranking categories. These scores are then compared across all ranked schools for that program and are translated into a final ranking for that graduate program, i.e., business and management. A given graduate program is not ranked until a minimum threshold of graduate student surveys is completed for that graduate program.
Harvey Berkey, Graduate Programs LLC, http://www.graduateprograms.com, +1 201-615-5981, [email protected]
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