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Other Pharmaceutical Sciences

Types of Degrees Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Other Pharmaceutical Sciences can earn 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

Coursework for 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

Coursework in 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

The skill set developed in a Other Pharmaceutical Sciences program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

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

Abilities

The cognitive and physical 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.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

Common Job Activities

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

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	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
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.0 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

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

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Medical condition coding software	Medical software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	—
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS	Medical software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
InteractElsevier Netter’s 3D Interactive Anatomy	Medical software	—
TechSmith Snagit	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
Learning management system LMS	Computer based training software	—
iParadigms Turnitin	Information retrieval or search software	—

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

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Other Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates include:

• University Faculty Member
• Assistant Professor
• Dental Hygiene Teacher
• Medical Assistant Instructor
• Health Education Teacher
• Surgery Teacher
• Clinical Laboratory Science Professor
• Optometry Teacher
• Health Diagnostics Teacher
• Pediatrics Teacher
• Dental Hygiene Instructor
• Dental Assistant Teacher
• Virology Teacher
• Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher
• Roentgenology Teacher

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?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of Other Pharmaceutical Sciences 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.}

Online Other Pharmaceutical Sciences Programs

Fully online options 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	CIP Code
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	51.20
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	51.2006
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	51.2008
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	51.2009
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	51.2004
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy	51.2005
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	51.2011
Pharmaceutical Sciences	51.2010
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	51.2003
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	51.2007
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	51.2002
Pharmacy	51.2001

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.