Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

2,904 students earn a pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration credential each year across 75 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $49,444
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $100,306

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Bachelor's programs — 61 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma67$115,2841 year out—$16,250 2University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii40$63,7761 year out$141,551$20,500 3North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina—$62,0221 year out$92,624$30,000 4Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania146$57,8891 year out$100,306—5Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana60$57,0961 year out—$19,046 6Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina18$54,9191 year out$85,735$23,065 7Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio99$49,4441 year out$66,987$27,000 8Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts220$47,8821 year out$69,988$27,000 9University of ToledoToledo, Ohio168$44,4661 year out$63,787$25,000 10Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, New York39$40,1691 year out$78,415$27,000 11University of California-DavisDavis, California57$40,0021 year out$82,523$13,470 12Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio92$37,3691 year out$76,968$20,500 13University of California-IrvineIrvine, California116$20,5381 year out$92,028$15,026 14Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York178—1 year out—$25,000 15The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, Tennessee128—1 year out——16Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania116—1 year out——17University of KansasLawrence, Kansas111—1 year out$139,238$19,151 18University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi97—1 year out—$21,000 19University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania89—1 year out$133,050$25,500 20University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina82—1 year out——21University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut77—1 year out$139,585$27,000 22Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama66—1 year out$139,665$12,000 23Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts63—1 year out—$31,000 24South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota60—1 year out—$26,000 25University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, Louisiana59—1 year out$135,311—26University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona55—1 year out——27North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota53—1 year out$128,964$19,500 28University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, Missouri48—1 year out——29University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan45—1 year out—$15,775 30Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan43—1 year out——31University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico41—1 year out——32Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts34—1 year out—$19,500 33University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin32—1 year out——34Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia29—1 year out——35Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio18—1 year out—$18,500 36University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia16—1 year out—$23,761 37University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts16—1 year out——38University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York14—1 year out——39East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee13—1 year out——40West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania12—1 year out$85,838—41Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin10—1 year out——42Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida8—1 year out——43Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa7—1 year out$71,683$23,000 44The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana7—1 year out——45Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——46University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine4—1 year out——47St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York4—1 year out——48Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio4—1 year out——49DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——50Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——51Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois3—1 year out——52Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan1—1 year out——53University of DaytonDayton, Ohio1—1 year out——54Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, South Carolina1—1 year out——55Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee1—1 year out——56Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia1—1 year out——57Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1—1 year out——58University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0—1 year out$139,585$27,000 59University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0—1 year out$139,585$27,000 60University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0—1 year out$139,585$27,000 61University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0—1 year out$139,585$27,000

Associate programs — 7 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts8—1 year out$42,098—2Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas7—1 year out——3EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San SebastianSan Sebastian, Puerto Rico7—1 year out$18,775—4Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——5Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri3—1 year out——6EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico3—1 year out$18,775—7American National UniversitySalem, Virginia1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 11 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts9$48,0131 year out——2Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, Maryland19—1 year out——3University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island16—1 year out——4Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——5University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia8—1 year out——6Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana6—1 year out——7American National UniversitySalem, Virginia6—1 year out——8Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey4—1 year out——9Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, Virginia4—1 year out——10Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire2—1 year out——11Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina2—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).