Pharmacy

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares 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.

Numbers at a glance

229th
Popular nationwide
205
Search Rank on O's List
10
Colleges offer it
1,004
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
347
Women
657

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
MCPHS University285
Northeastern University120
Average private university graduating class: 203 students.

O's Insights on Pharmacy

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 60% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Pharmaceutical Sciences 960 19