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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Samford University

If you are interested in studying pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Samford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Samford.

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.

Samford Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Samford Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pharmacy programs across the country. The following shows how Samford 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 pharmacy major at Samford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences. 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
Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools 16
Most Focused Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 40
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 56
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 72
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Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools 102

Pharmacy Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Samford. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pharmacy at Samford are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 85
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Samford also has a doctoral program available in pharmacy. In 2021, 125 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

The following pharmacy concentations are available at Samford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Samford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy 125
Pharmaceutical Sciences 118

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Pharmacists 4,880 $122,200
Sales Managers 2,390 $115,750
Health Specialties Professors 1,960 $108,310
Marketing Managers 770 $118,200
Medical Scientists 180 $90,300

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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