Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design section at the bottom of this page.

UK Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
• Doctorate Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

UK Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmaceutics and drug design, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmaceutics and drug design majors at University of Kentucky.

UK Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of pharmaceutics and drug design master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in pharmaceutics and drug design each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a pharmaceutics and drug design 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 pharmaceutics and drug design.

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

Related Majors

• Pharmacy

Careers That Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmaceutics and drug design 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

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.