Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 pharmacy majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

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.

Temple Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

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.

Temple does offer online education options in pharmacy for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Temple Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pharmacy programs across the country. The following shows how Temple performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pharmacy major at Temple 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 Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	7
	10
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Online Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	16
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	69
Most Focused Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	115

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in pharmacy from Temple. This makes it the #5 most popular school for pharmacy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 140 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in pharmacy from Temple in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its pharmacy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Temple Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 76 students who graduated with a master’s in pharmacy from Temple in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Temple also has a doctoral program available in pharmacy. In 2021, 140 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy	138
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	73
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	7

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 Temple University.

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.