Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 119 pharmacy majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for pharmacy at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

KU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pharmacy progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 KU 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
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	15
Most Focused Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in pharmacy from KU. This makes it the #21 most popular school for pharmacy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 151 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 119 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in pharmacy from KU in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical pharmacy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pharmacy at KU 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 University of Kansas with a bachelor's in pharmacy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	80
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

KU Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in pharmacy from KU. About 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU also has a doctoral program available in pharmacy. In 2021, 151 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

If you plan to be a pharmacy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy	263
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	16
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	3
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	3

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Pharmacists	2,990	$121,790
Sales Managers	2,820	$147,230
Marketing Managers	1,640	$142,740
Medical Scientists	560	$81,190
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.