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Other Pharmaceutical Sciences

Any instructional program in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration not listed above.

Types of Degrees Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Majors Are Earning

Those studying Other Pharmaceutical Sciences have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Associate’s Degree	14
Bachelor’s Degree	572
Master’s Degree	481
Doctor’s Degree	12

What Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Majors Need to Know

Studies in Other Pharmaceutical Sciences develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Other Pharmaceutical Sciences emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Education and Training — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.9 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 5.7 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

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

Skills

Skills built by a Other Pharmaceutical Sciences program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to Other Pharmaceutical Sciences careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.8 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Training and Teaching Others	4.6 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.3 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.2 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.2 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.1 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Other Pharmaceutical Sciences professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Adobe Presenter	Computer based training software	—
Dental software	Medical software	—
DOC Cop	Information retrieval or search software	—
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Image scanning software	Optical character reader OCR or scanning software	—
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	—
iParadigms Turnitin	Information retrieval or search software	—
Geographic information system GIS software	Geographic information system	—
EcoLogic ADAM Indoor Air Quality and Analytical Data Management	Data base user interface and query software	—
Medical condition coding software	Medical software	—
InteractElsevier Netter’s 3D Interactive Anatomy	Medical software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—

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

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates include:

• Medical Assisting Instructor
• Dental Hygiene Teacher
• Medical Assistant Instructor
• Speech Pathology Teacher
• Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
• Dietetics Teacher
• Music Therapy Teacher
• Clinical Full Professor
• Speech Therapy Teacher
• Instructor
• Health Education Teacher
• Surgery Teacher
• Veterinary Medicine Teacher
• Physiology Teacher
• Dietary Aide Teacher

What Can You Do With a Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree?

Graduates with a degree in Other Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Master’s degree	35.9%
Doctoral degree	24.9%
Post-doctoral training	19.1%
Bachelor’s degree	12.5%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	4.6%
Postsecondary certificate	2.9%

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

Who Is Earning a Degree in Other Pharmaceutical Sciences?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 74.6% of Other Pharmaceutical Sciences degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	805	74.6%
Men	274	25.4%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	577	53.5%
Asian	173	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino	106	9.8%
Black or African American	94	8.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0.2%
Two or More Races	23	2.1%
Race Unknown	52	4.8%
International Students	52	4.8%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduates Earn?

The U.S. Department of Education tracks median earnings of Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb 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.}

Online Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Programs

Distance learning are documented by IPEDS for Other Pharmaceutical Sciences. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Bachelor’s	1	0
Master’s	3	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Other Pharmaceutical Sciences 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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	18,055
Pharmacy	12,167
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	2,445
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
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	150
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	150
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other	150

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.