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#1

#1 Best College for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the U.S.

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

South Dakota State University is a non selective school. They receive roughly 6,400 applications every...

Acceptance Rate

86%

Annual Degrees Awarded

62

SAT Score

1,010–1,220

Est. Net Price *

$18,160

Median Starting Salary

$62,513
#2

#2 Best College for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the U.S.

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus is a fairly selective school.

Acceptance Rate

53%

Annual Degrees Awarded

49

SAT Score

1,230–1,480

Est. Net Price *

$12,576

Median Starting Salary

$60,276
#3

#3 Best College for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the U.S.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

the University of New Mexico-Main Campus is a non selective school.

Acceptance Rate

96%

Annual Degrees Awarded

33

SAT Score

970–1,210

Est. Net Price *

$10,633

Median Starting Salary

$55,561
#4

#4 Best College for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the U.S.

University of Toledo
Toledo, OH

the University of Toledo is a non selective school. The school receives roughly 12,600 applications each...

Acceptance Rate

92%

Annual Degrees Awarded

25

SAT Score

1,080–1,310

Est. Net Price *

$17,654

Median Starting Salary

$57,731
#5

#5 Best College for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in the U.S.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Overall, West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a non selective school.

Acceptance Rate

88%

Annual Degrees Awarded

10

SAT Score

1,090–1,270

Est. Net Price *

$22,973

Median Starting Salary

$63,795
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About Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the formulation of medicinal substances into product vehicles capable of being stored, transported, and then introduced into the patient and behaving in ways optimal to therapeutic interaction. Includes instruction in statistics, biopharmaceutics, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, physical pharmacy, pharmacological analysis, drug design and development, pharmacological biotechnology, chemical separations, spectroscopy, drug-host interactions, immunology, quantitative drug measurement, enzymatic transformations, and metabolic excretion.

While Pharmaceutics and Drug Design has degrees up to the Masters degree, most students earn a Doctors degree research scholarship. Students study Pharmaceutics and Drug Design all around the US, though the major at the Bachelors degree level has the most graduates in South Dakota. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design is $38,300.

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Careers

Some top jobs related to Pharmaceutics and Drug Design, include Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists and Biochemists and Biophysicists, both of which are in high demand. Though there are higher paying positions, like Biochemists and Biophysicists. the most in-demand position for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design majors is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Student Demographics

Total Students
179
Female Students
113 (63%)
Male Students
66 (36%)

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