Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UK Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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.

There were 149 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 pharmacy majors earned their master's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a pharmacy master's degree from UK, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy	139
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	20

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dentistry

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Pharmacists	5,010	$122,450
Sales Managers	3,310	$121,260
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560
Marketing Managers	1,720	$116,140
Medical Scientists	420	$77,160

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.