Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at East Mississippi Community College

What traits are you looking for in a pharmacy school? To help you decide if East Mississippi Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's pharmacy program.

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and approximately 3,392 students attend the school each year.

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.

EMCC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Pharmacy

Online Classes Are Available at EMCC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? EMCC offers distance education options for pharmacy at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

EMCC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at EMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmacy majors at East Mississippi Community College.

EMCC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of pharmacy associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in pharmacy only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at EMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 64% more women than average.

EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in pharmacy graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Mississippi Community College with a associate's in pharmacy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Mississippi Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	2

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health 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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Pharmacists	2,280	$124,120
Sales Managers	1,350	$108,100
Marketing Managers	610	$93,930
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.