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Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 51 pharmacy majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Purdue Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

The pharmacy major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in pharmacy from Purdue. This makes it the #40 most popular school for pharmacy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 167 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacy, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Purdue Pharmacy Graduates

The median salary of pharmacy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $35,132. This is less than $39,800, which is the national average of all pharmacy majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Pharmacy Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 pharmacy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical pharmacy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in pharmacy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Purdue Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 pharmacy majors earned their master's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in pharmacy each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus 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 1
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in pharmacy. In 2021, 167 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Pharmacists 5,600 $117,260
Sales Managers 5,000 $129,020
Marketing Managers 2,890 $108,750

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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