Median earnings of pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration graduates (professional degree) one year after graduation, at 96 colleges. National median: $103,836, rising to $136,637 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | University of the Incarnate Word | TX | $130,046 | $140,895 | $251,969 |
| 2 | University of Wyoming | WY | $129,766 | $137,598 | $84,250 |
| 3 | Western University of Health Sciences | CA | $129,357 | $159,158 | $248,903 |
| 4 | Touro University California | CA | $127,825 | $175,632 | $249,926 |
| 5 | Sullivan University | KY | $126,130 | $135,803 | $233,089 |
| 6 | Idaho State University | ID | $125,467 | $143,153 | $112,470 |
| 7 | University of the Pacific | CA | $122,354 | $170,067 | $243,228 |
| 8 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | $121,289 | $135,133 | $115,200 |
| 9 | Shenandoah University | VA | $120,003 | $136,637 | $136,167 |
| 10 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | AR | $119,832 | $135,479 | $137,211 |
| 11 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | OK | $119,493 | $134,141 | $76,618 |
| 12 | Washington State University | WA | $118,474 | $143,072 | $153,176 |
| 13 | Ferris State University | MI | $118,423 | $136,836 | $105,348 |
| 14 | Duquesne University | PA | $118,369 | $131,534 | $49,165 |
| 15 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | TX | $116,549 | $132,639 | $143,112 |
| 16 | The University of Texas at Tyler | TX | $115,902 | — | $162,468 |
| 17 | Harding University | AR | $115,516 | — | $221,587 |
| 18 | Texas Southern University | TX | $115,070 | $141,000 | $82,000 |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $114,692 | $146,650 | $134,478 |
| 20 | South College | TN | $114,391 | $127,893 | $258,983 |
| 21 | University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | $114,094 | $132,214 | $137,115 |
| 22 | Creighton University | NE | $113,868 | $137,759 | $230,693 |
| 23 | Oregon State University | OR | $113,244 | $155,014 | $136,167 |
| 24 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | OR | $113,244 | $155,014 | $136,167 |
| 25 | University of Southern California | CA | $111,429 | $163,791 | $271,770 |
| 26 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | NY | $111,023 | $139,249 | $66,000 |
| 27 | Chapman University | CA | $111,000 | $153,718 | $227,848 |
| 28 | Butler University | IN | $110,545 | $133,681 | $67,000 |
| 29 | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | PA | $110,056 | $133,364 | $182,064 |
| 30 | Wilkes University | PA | $109,959 | $137,560 | $66,000 |
| 31 | Marshall University | WV | $109,585 | $124,945 | $137,372 |
| 32 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | $109,206 | $130,265 | $141,472 |
| 33 | Loma Linda University | CA | $109,179 | $146,986 | $240,742 |
| 34 | Manchester University | IN | $108,715 | $136,031 | $236,510 |
| 35 | California Health Sciences University | CA | $108,544 | — | $191,517 |
| 36 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | IL | $107,555 | $135,751 | $128,567 |
| 37 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $107,505 | $149,976 | $172,558 |
| 38 | Howard University | DC | $107,191 | $141,811 | $233,127 |
| 39 | Auburn University | AL | $107,023 | $136,294 | $136,167 |
| 40 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | $106,854 | $138,114 | — |
| 41 | St. John's University-New York | NY | $106,022 | $143,765 | $111,087 |
| 42 | St. John Fisher University | NY | $105,208 | $134,673 | $182,388 |
| 43 | Touro University | NY | $104,405 | $133,060 | $205,838 |
| 44 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | TN | $104,130 | $131,145 | $138,945 |
| 45 | University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | OK | $104,114 | $131,865 | $136,167 |
| 46 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | $104,114 | $131,865 | $136,167 |
| 47 | University of Arizona | AZ | $104,075 | $144,060 | $132,000 |
| 48 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | MO | $103,836 | $143,158 | $121,357 |
| 49 | Wingate University | NC | $103,463 | $130,635 | $192,371 |
| 50 | University of Georgia | GA | $101,939 | $131,209 | $122,371 |
| 51 | University of Kansas | KS | $101,754 | $136,128 | $71,500 |
| 52 | University of Saint Joseph | CT | $101,481 | $138,455 | $199,526 |
| 53 | Keck Graduate Institute | CA | $101,339 | $160,255 | $259,418 |
| 54 | The University of Montana | MT | $101,301 | $141,791 | $63,104 |
| 55 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | PA | $100,711 | $128,355 | $248,266 |
| 56 | University of Houston | TX | $100,254 | $137,021 | $131,687 |
| 57 | Temple University | PA | $99,898 | $134,752 | $146,167 |
| 58 | Campbell University | NC | $99,307 | $134,704 | $227,460 |
| 59 | University of Mississippi | MS | $98,915 | $123,728 | $99,000 |
| 60 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | MA | $98,388 | $141,852 | $101,666 |
| 61 | West Virginia University | WV | $96,643 | $131,752 | $70,167 |
| 62 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | NJ | $96,606 | $144,192 | $171,300 |
| 63 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | NJ | $96,606 | $144,192 | $171,300 |
| 64 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | PA | $96,323 | $138,332 | — |
| 65 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $95,826 | $137,783 | $130,000 |
| 66 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $95,450 | $146,303 | $167,734 |
| 67 | Lipscomb University | TN | $95,440 | $135,760 | $264,350 |
| 68 | Long Island University | NY | $95,364 | $136,793 | $107,533 |
| 69 | University at Buffalo | NY | $95,174 | $137,101 | $131,554 |
| 70 | Medical College of Wisconsin | WI | $94,949 | — | $172,539 |
| 71 | University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $94,945 | $143,853 | $141,000 |
| 72 | Ohio Northern University | OH | $94,195 | $132,435 | $66,000 |
| 73 | Marshall B Ketchum University | CA | $94,050 | — | $290,721 |
| 74 | University of Florida | FL | $93,171 | $138,188 | $144,501 |
| 75 | East Tennessee State University | TN | $90,312 | $129,821 | $222,744 |
| 76 | University of Rhode Island | RI | $90,301 | $137,117 | $61,000 |
| 77 | The University of Findlay | OH | $89,776 | $132,609 | $109,462 |
| 78 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $89,332 | $135,859 | $134,778 |
| 79 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | $88,925 | $128,762 | $130,638 |
| 80 | University of Kentucky | KY | $88,600 | $135,755 | $148,129 |
| 81 | University of Toledo | OH | $87,967 | — | $67,725 |
| 82 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | OH | $87,147 | $127,410 | $187,473 |
| 83 | Drake University | IA | $86,293 | $140,314 | $93,170 |
| 84 | University of Maryland Baltimore | MD | $86,199 | $139,219 | $173,127 |
| 85 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | MD | $85,883 | $130,109 | $257,924 |
| 86 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $85,857 | $139,210 | $129,000 |
| 87 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $85,267 | $135,033 | $110,188 |
| 88 | University of Iowa | IA | $85,217 | $127,526 | $161,748 |
| 89 | Medical University of South Carolina | SC | $84,926 | $135,953 | $180,719 |
| 90 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | HI | $84,546 | $131,918 | $163,731 |
| 91 | Chicago State University | IL | $84,045 | $132,177 | $213,284 |
| 92 | University of California-San Francisco | CA | $81,708 | $179,523 | $108,719 |
| 93 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $80,388 | $138,129 | $41,000 |
| 94 | Northeastern University | MA | $80,262 | $145,722 | $66,665 |
| 95 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $76,088 | $135,678 | $158,705 |
| 96 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $72,782 | $143,783 | $148,500 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration graduates earn?
The median college reports $103,836 in earnings one year after a professional degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration and $136,637 four years after. The highest is $130,046 at University of the Incarnate Word.
How much student debt do pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $141,000 at the typical college.