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FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5120

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration: is this first professional degree worth it?

National picture across 90 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$136,211 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$136,211Median year-4 earnings

$21,809Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$136,211Median reported earnings · year 4

$141,553Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

84thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

90Reporting programs

90With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $63,679
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $122,169
Federal debt: $23,413
Reporting programs: 34

29 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $142,512
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 15

15 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $137,496
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 45

45 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $136,211
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 90

90 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $77,764
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$132,609National median$136,21175th percentile$141,811

90 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of California, San Francisco$179,523 2Touro University California$175,632 3University of the Pacific$170,067 4University of Southern California$163,791 5Keck Graduate Institute$160,255 6Western University of Health Sciences$159,158 7Oregon State University$155,014 8Oregon State University-Cascades Campus$155,014 9Chapman University$153,718 10University of Washington-Seattle Campus$149,976

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 12 crosswalk linksMedical and Health Services ManagersSOC 11-9111 · 5 crosswalk linksMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsSOC 19-1042 · 4 crosswalk linksIndustrial Production ManagersSOC 11-3051 · 2 crosswalk linksPharmacistsSOC 29-1051 · 2 crosswalk linksBiochemists and BiophysicistsSOC 19-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksChemistry Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1052 · 1 crosswalk linksChemistsSOC 19-2031 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomics Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1063 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomistsSOC 19-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksManagers, All OtherSOC 11-9199 · 1 crosswalk linksMarketing ManagersSOC 11-2021 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR PHARMACY, PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, AND ADMINISTRATION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of California, San FranciscoFirst Professional Degree	San Francisco, CA	$179,523	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
2	Touro University CaliforniaFirst Professional Degree	Vallejo, CA	$175,632	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
3	University of the PacificFirst Professional Degree	Stockton, CA	$170,067	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,447
4	University of Southern CaliforniaFirst Professional Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$163,791	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,740
5	Keck Graduate InstituteFirst Professional Degree	Claremont, CA	$160,255	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
6	Western University of Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Pomona, CA	$159,158	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
7	Oregon State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Corvallis, OR	$155,014	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,604
8	Oregon State University-Cascades CampusFirst Professional Degree	Bend, OR	$155,014	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,048
9	Chapman UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Orange, CA	$153,718	Not available	Baseline needed	$46,555
10	University of Washington-Seattle CampusFirst Professional Degree	Seattle, WA	$149,976	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,091
11	Loma Linda UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Loma Linda, CA	$146,986	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
12	Texas A&M University-College StationFirst Professional Degree	College Station, TX	$146,650	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,315
13	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesFirst Professional Degree	Minneapolis, MN	$146,303	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,778
14	Northeastern UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Boston, MA	$145,722	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,915
15	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusFirst Professional Degree	Teaneck, NJ	$144,192	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,404
16	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusFirst Professional Degree	Madison, NJ	$144,192	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,829
17	University of ArizonaFirst Professional Degree	Tucson, AZ	$144,060	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,674
18	University of Illinois ChicagoFirst Professional Degree	Chicago, IL	$143,853	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,974
19	University of Michigan-Ann ArborFirst Professional Degree	Ann Arbor, MI	$143,783	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,138
20	St. John's University-New YorkFirst Professional Degree	Queens, NY	$143,765	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,999
21	Idaho State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Pocatello, ID	$143,153	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,193
22	Washington State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Pullman, WA	$143,072	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,971
23	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Boston, MA	$141,852	Not available	Baseline needed	$39,545
24	Howard UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Washington, DC	$141,811	Not available	Baseline needed	$50,539
25	The University of MontanaFirst Professional Degree	Missoula, MT	$141,791	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,784
26	Texas Southern UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Houston, TX	$141,000	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,590
27	University of the Incarnate WordFirst Professional Degree	San Antonio, TX	$140,895	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,775
28	Drake UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Des Moines, IA	$140,314	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,127
29	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Albany, NY	$139,249	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,882
30	University of Maryland BaltimoreFirst Professional Degree	Baltimore, MD	$139,219	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
31	University of Wisconsin-MadisonFirst Professional Degree	Madison, WI	$139,210	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,354
32	University of Saint JosephFirst Professional Degree	West Hartford, CT	$138,455	Not available	Baseline needed	$27,989
33	Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaFirst Professional Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$138,332	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,689
34	University of FloridaFirst Professional Degree	Gainesville, FL	$138,188	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,541
35	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusFirst Professional Degree	Pittsburgh, PA	$138,129	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,434
36	Ohio State University-Main CampusFirst Professional Degree	Columbus, OH	$137,783	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,339
37	Creighton UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Omaha, NE	$137,759	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,568
38	Wilkes UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Wilkes-Barre, PA	$137,560	Not available	Baseline needed	$27,743
39	University of Rhode IslandFirst Professional Degree	Kingston, RI	$137,117	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,440
40	University at BuffaloFirst Professional Degree	Buffalo, NY	$137,101	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,995
41	University of HoustonFirst Professional Degree	Houston, TX	$137,021	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,276
42	Ferris State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Big Rapids, MI	$136,836	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,624
43	Long Island UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Brookville, NY	$136,793	Not available	Baseline needed	$33,062
44	Shenandoah UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Winchester, VA	$136,637	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,298
45	Auburn UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Auburn, AL	$136,294	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,323
46	University of KansasFirst Professional Degree	Lawrence, KS	$136,128	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,059
47	Manchester UniversityFirst Professional Degree	North Manchester, IN	$136,031	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,805
48	Medical University of South CarolinaFirst Professional Degree	Charleston, SC	$135,953	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
49	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Richmond, VA	$135,859	Not available	Baseline needed	$23,433
50	Sullivan UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Louisville, KY	$135,803	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,532
51	Lipscomb UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Nashville, TN	$135,760	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,739
52	University of KentuckyFirst Professional Degree	Lexington, KY	$135,755	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,851
53	Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleFirst Professional Degree	Edwardsville, IL	$135,751	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,889
54	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFirst Professional Degree	Chapel Hill, NC	$135,678	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,655
55	University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Little Rock, AR	$135,479	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
56	North Dakota State University-Main CampusFirst Professional Degree	Fargo, ND	$135,133	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,543
57	Purdue University-Main CampusFirst Professional Degree	West Lafayette, IN	$135,033	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,600
58	Temple UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$134,752	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,198
59	Campbell UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Buies Creek, NC	$134,704	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,516
60	St. John Fisher UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Rochester, NY	$134,673	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,945
61	University of Louisiana at MonroeFirst Professional Degree	Monroe, LA	$134,144	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,466
62	Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Weatherford, OK	$134,141	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,459
63	Butler UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Indianapolis, IN	$133,681	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,041
64	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Erie, PA	$133,364	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
65	Touro UniversityFirst Professional Degree	New York, NY	$133,060	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,627
66	South Dakota State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Brookings, SD	$132,655	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,841
67	University of North Texas Health Science CenterFirst Professional Degree	Fort Worth, TX	$132,639	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
68	The University of FindlayFirst Professional Degree	Findlay, OH	$132,609	Not available	Baseline needed	$27,221
69	Ohio Northern UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Ada, OH	$132,435	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,478
70	University of Nebraska Medical CenterFirst Professional Degree	Omaha, NE	$132,214	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
71	Chicago State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Chicago, IL	$132,177	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,335
72	University of Hawaii at HiloFirst Professional Degree	Hilo, HI	$131,918	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,856
73	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterFirst Professional Degree	Oklahoma City, OK	$131,865	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
74	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusFirst Professional Degree	Norman, OK	$131,865	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,300
75	West Virginia UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Morgantown, WV	$131,752	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,634
76	Duquesne UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Pittsburgh, PA	$131,534	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,730
77	University of GeorgiaFirst Professional Degree	Athens, GA	$131,209	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,936
78	The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterFirst Professional Degree	Memphis, TN	$131,145	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
79	Wingate UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Wingate, NC	$130,635	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,748
80	University of Cincinnati-Main CampusFirst Professional Degree	Cincinnati, OH	$130,265	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,648
81	Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Baltimore, MD	$130,109	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,169
82	East Tennessee State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Johnson City, TN	$129,821	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,983
83	University of South Carolina-ColumbiaFirst Professional Degree	Columbia, SC	$128,762	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,811
84	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$128,355	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
85	South CollegeFirst Professional Degree	Knoxville, TN	$127,893	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,858
86	University of IowaFirst Professional Degree	Iowa City, IA	$127,526	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,531
87	Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Rootstown, OH	$127,410	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
88	Marshall UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Huntington, WV	$124,945	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,502
89	University of MississippiFirst Professional Degree	University, MS	$123,728	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,314
90	University of Puerto Rico-Medical SciencesFirst Professional Degree	San Juan, PR	$113,444	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.