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Pharmaceutical Career Degrees

Pharmacists work in a variety of settings such as hospitals, community pharmacies, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturing, academic pharmacy and government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While job duties may vary upon occupational setting, all pharmacists must be familiar with the chemical and physical properties of drugs, their composition and how they affect humans. Degrees are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level, however, jobs in academic pharmacy require a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Pharmacy (Ph.D.) and some employers prefer individuals with a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

  1. University of California-San Francisco

    • The University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) was ranked as the number one best pharmacy school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in 2008. It's School of Pharmacy receives more research funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other pharmacy school in the country. Research is conducted within 21 centers across the three departments of clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry and bioengineering. Only graduate degrees are offered through the school and are divided up by PharmD and Ph.D. programs. PharmD degrees include the PharmD four year professional program, PharmD/MPH (Master of Public Health), PharmD/MSCR (Master of Science in Clinical Research) and the PharmD/Ph.D. program. There are five Ph.D programs in biophysics, chemistry and chemical biology, pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacogenomics, biological and medical informatics and a joint graduate program in bioengineering (UCSF/UCB).

      University of California-San Francisco
      513 Parnassus Avenue
      San Francisco CA 94143
      415-476-2732
      ucsf.edu

    Purdue University

    • Tied for ninth place by U.S News and World Report's top pharmacy school rankings, Purdue University offers undergraduate, graduate and professional education programs in pharmacy. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences features a full working pharmacy which is open to the public, a video production studio and a research basis in the five main areas of transnational research, drug delivery, human disease, pharmacy economics and pharmacy outcomes. Degrees offered include the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS), PharmD, pre-pharacy professional degree and the Ph.D./PharmD dual degree program.

      Purdue University
      School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
      575 Stadium Mall Drive
      West Lafayette, IN 47907
      765-494-1361
      purdue.edu

    University of Florida

    • The University of Florida is (UF) also tied for ninth place in the U.S News and World Report's 2008 list of top pharmacy schools in the country. Research is a major part of UF's College of Pharmacy curriculum, as there are five departments and four centers conducting research in areas like drug discovery and interaction, pharmacogenomics, disease pharmacokinetics and medicinal chemistry. A unique aspect of the college is the the post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy degree, which is in a non-traditional distance learning format. The school also offers a traditional Ph.D. program and joint PharmD degrees with an MBA (Master of Business Administration), Ph.D., MPH, JD (Juris Doctorate) or a BS (Bachelor of Science) in nutritional studies.

      University of Florida College of Pharmacy
      101 S. Newell Drive
      Gainesville FL 32611
      352-273-6217
      ufl.edu

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