Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Pharmacy (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Pharmacy
• Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy

Online Classes Are Available at URI

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

URI does offer online education options in pharmacy for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

URI Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 121 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of pharmacy master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
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 Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy	118
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	10

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Pharmacists	1,670	$120,890
Sales Managers	740	$161,970
Marketing Managers	670	$159,400

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.