Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Houston

If you plan to study pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, take a look at what University of Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 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.

UH Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UH Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

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There were 150 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in pharmacy from UH. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

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

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 University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy	133
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	8
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	7
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	6
Pharmaceutical Sciences	4

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Optometry
• Nursing

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Sales Managers	26,420	$148,000
Pharmacists	21,250	$126,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Marketing Managers	12,910	$146,640
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

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