Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

850

growing 4.81%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$9,484

growing 2.27%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$34,352

growing 2.39%

Average Wage

$74,141

growing 1.56%

People in Workforce

4.11M

growing 3.34%

Average Employee Age

43.3

growing 0.293%

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Employment

Diversity

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The locations with the highest concentration of Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration degree recipients are Gainesville, FL, Philadelphia, PA, and Boston, MA. The locations with a relatively high number of Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration degree recipients are San Sebastián, PR, Monroe, LA, and Des Moines, IA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration and the types of students that study this field. University of Florida awards the most degrees in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration in the US, but University of the Sciences and EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration.

Tuition costs for Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration majors are, on average, $9,484 for in-state public colleges, and $34,352 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (19 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (409 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration, is Public, 4-year or above (409 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,484

Median In-State Public

$34,352

Median Out of State Private

University of Florida has the most Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration degree recipients, with 254 degrees awarded in 2016.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

University of the Sciences
23.6%
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian
9.35%
University of Louisiana at Monroe
6.22%

Out of all institutions that offer Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of the Sciences and EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration, with 23.6% and 9.35%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $74,141 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Medical & health services managers.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is Hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

$74,141

Average Wage in Workforce

± $790

1.56%

1 Year Growth

± 1.49%

The average salary for Health majors is $74,141 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Medical & health services managers.

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± 49,097

3.34%

1 Year Growth

± 1.65%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.34%, from 3.98M in 2016 to 4.11M in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is Hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

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Specialty Locations

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PUMAS with a relatively high number of Health majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Health in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 43.3, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students earn the majority (403) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

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43.3

Average Age in 2017

± 0.158 Years

0.293%

1 Year Change

± 0.519%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 27 years old, which represent 2.8% and 2.75% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (63.4%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
403 degrees awarded
Asian
180 degrees awarded
Black or African American
84 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
136 degrees awarded
White Male
101 degrees awarded
Asian Female
89 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
199,889 degree recipients
India
79,998 degree recipients
China
26,625 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
5.46 times more than expected
Uganda
5.26 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.55 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.46 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (199,889 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Operation Monitoring, and Science.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Selection is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.