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Is a Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 10 colleges (10 of 10 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$37,466

Graduates only, early career.$39,369 two years out.

Median federal debt

$21,412

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.64×

64% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is under a year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Bachelor's programs in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration report early-career pay between $33,106 and $42,900 — a spread of $9,794 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $33,106 median $37,466 75th pct $42,900

By degree level

Each level is a separate decision — more schooling usually means more pay and more debt.

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Bachelor's 10 colleges $37,466 $21,412 0.64×

Master's 11 colleges $92,180 $33,689 0.40×

Doctoral 40 colleges $103,610 $167,617 1.67×

Professional 90 colleges $104,502 $140,472 1.31×

Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

The 10 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

The University of Texas at Austin TX $104,263 —

Campbell University NC $47,737 $21,412 debt

University of Toledo OH $43,168 $24,900 debt

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences MA $42,097 $27,000 debt

Ohio Northern University OH $39,800 $27,000 debt

Purdue University-Main Campus IN $35,132 $17,500 debt

North Carolina Central University NC $33,882 $22,355 debt

University of California-Davis CA $32,847 $13,065 debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus OH $27,756 $19,294 debt

University of California-Irvine CA $18,068 $15,279 debt

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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