Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Georgia

Every pharmaceutical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the pharmaceutical sciences program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 20 of them were pharmaceutical sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmaceutical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UGA Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

UGA Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pharmaceutical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UGA 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 pharmaceutical sciences major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	18
Most Focused Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	24
Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	26
	32

Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Demographics at UGA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmaceutical sciences majors at University of Georgia.

UGA Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 pharmaceutical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical pharmaceutical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its pharmaceutical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in pharmaceutical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical and Industrial Drug Development
• Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
• Pharmacy

Careers That Pharmaceutical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmaceutical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Pharmacists	10,530	$118,710
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.