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About Pharmacy

Pharmacy programs prepare individuals for the independent or employed practice of preparing and dispensing drugs and medications in consultation with prescribing physicians and other health care professionals, and for managing pharmacy practices and counseling patients. Includes instruction in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacy practice, pharmacy administration, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

Students studying Pharmacy can advance up to a Post masters certificate. On average, 64% percent of women and 36% percent of men make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Pharmacy is most common in California. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy is $38,300.

Popularity of Pharmacy Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Pharmacy degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Majoring in Pharmacy, your experience can be applied to different careers. Pharmacy majors go on to find jobs including Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary and Pharmacists which are in high demand. Some of the jobs with the highest salary for Pharmacy majors include Pharmacists, Medical and Health Services Managers and Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Pharmacy majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Pharmacy majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
14,127
Female Students
9,080 (64%)
Male Students
5,047 (35%)
White (6,732, 48%)
Asian (3,258, 23%)
Black or African American (1,283, 9%)
Hispanic or Latino (1,235, 9%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (723, 5%)
Two or more races (448, 3%)
U.S. Nonresident (389, 3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (43, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (16, <1%)

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