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Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy

A program that prepares individuals to deliver specialized pharmacy services and produce pharmaceutical products in clinical settings in conjunction with other health care professionals. Includes instruction in biostatistics; clinical pharmacokinetics; biopharmaceutics; neuropharmacology; pharmacodynamics; drug metabolism; clinical sampling and research design; drug delivery systems; chemotherapy; pharmacotherapy; clinical pharmacy management; medical and research ethics; and applications to nuclear, nutrition support, oncology, psychiatric, and therapeutic pharmacy. Examples: [Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS)], [Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (PhD)]

Types of Degrees Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy Majors Are Earning

Those studying Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Associate’s Degree	7
Master’s Degree	13

What Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy Majors Need to Know

Coursework for Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set emphasized by a Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.4 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.2 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.1 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.1 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.1 / 7
Processing Information	4.0 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.0 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Medical condition coding software	Medical software	—
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	—
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Geographic information system GIS software	Geographic information system	—
Blackboard software	Data base user interface and query software	—
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates include:

• Histology Teacher
• Clinical Sciences Professor
• Podiatry Professor
• Optometry Teacher
• Physical Therapy Teacher
• Dentistry Teacher
• Activity Therapy Teacher
• Pharmacy Teacher
• Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher
• Educational Therapy Teacher
• Opticianry Teacher
• Podiatric Medicine Professor
• Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher
• Health Diagnostics Teacher
• Clinical Full Professor

What Can You Do With a Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy Degree?

Graduates with a degree in Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy commonly enter the following occupations:

Occupation	Job Growth	Median Salary	25th–75th Pctile
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	10.7%	$46,663	$40,304–$53,022

^{Job-growth = projected employment change for the parent occupation. Source: ONET / BLS Employment Projections.*}

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	41.7%
Master’s degree	20.0%
Bachelor’s degree	17.2%
Post-doctoral training	11.4%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	3.8%
Postsecondary certificate	2.4%
First professional degree	1.8%
High school diploma or equivalent	1.2%
Some college courses	0.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy?

Gender Distribution

This field has a relatively balanced gender distribution: 55% women and 45% men among Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	11	55.0%
Men	9	45.0%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	11	55.0%
Asian	3	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2	10.0%
Black or African American	3	15.0%
International Students	1	5.0%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy Graduates Earn?

The U.S. Department of Education tracks median earnings of Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$100,486
4 years	$129,383
5 years	$140,029

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $140,029 — roughly 39% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy graduates earn a median of $129,383 four years after completion — roughly 240% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health, General	25,004
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	18,055
Pharmacy	12,167
Public Health, Other	2,803
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	2,571
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other	1,079
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	1,000
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	603
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	244
Advanced General Dentistry	238
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	185
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy	181

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.