Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

U of U Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 47 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #126 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in pharmacy from U of U. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

Of the students who received a pharmacy master's degree from U of U, 100% 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 Utah with a master's in pharmacy.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy	44
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	5
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	2
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	1

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Sales Managers	4,430	$122,190
Marketing Managers	2,940	$115,230
Pharmacists	2,540	$117,570
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620

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 University of Utah under License

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