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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Wayne State 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 118 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacy Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The pharmacy program at Wayne State awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
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 Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy 111
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 13

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Pharmacists 9,140 $117,680
Sales Managers 8,640 $142,340
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Marketing Managers 4,310 $137,900
Medical Scientists 2,550 $67,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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