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Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying pharmaceutics and drug design, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. Of the 482 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 51 of them were pharmaceutics and drug design majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Doctorate Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

Purdue Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pharmaceutics and drug design programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pharmaceutics and drug design major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Focused Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
6
Most Focused Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Schools 8
Most Popular Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Doctor’s Degree Schools 11
Best Value Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Doctor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Schools 17
Best Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Doctor’s Degree Schools 17
17
Most Focused Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Master’s Degree Schools 19
25

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in pharmaceutics and drug design from Purdue. This is the #18 most popular school for pharmaceutics and drug design master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmaceutics and drug design, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmaceutics and drug design majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 pharmaceutics and drug design students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in pharmaceutics and drug design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Purdue Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of pharmaceutics and drug design master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in pharmaceutics and drug design.

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

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in pharmaceutics and drug design. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmaceutics and drug design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Pharmacists 5,600 $117,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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