Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of the Sciences

Every pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the pharmacy program at University of the Sciences stacks up to those at other schools.

USciences is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,359 students attend the school each year. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 34 students received their master's degree in pharmacy.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

USciences Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy
• Master’s Degree in Pharmacy
• Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy

Online Classes Are Available at USciences

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USciences does offer online courses in pharmacy for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USciences Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

In 2019, 34 students received their master’s degree in pharmacy from USciences. This makes it the #9 most popular school for pharmacy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 145 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at USciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmacy majors at University of the Sciences.

USciences Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences from USciences in 2018-2019, 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in pharmacy each year. USciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the pharmacy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Sciences with a master's in pharmacy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USciences also has a doctoral program available in pharmacy. In 2019, 145 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Pharmacy Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmacy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for University of the Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Pharmacists	14,610	$116,200
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Sales Managers	8,300	$151,620
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Marketing Managers	7,510	$154,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kakidai under License More about our data sources and methodologies.