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Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

159 Master's Degrees Annually
142 Doctor's Degrees Annually
#436 in Popularity (Master's)

Types of Degrees Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many pharmaceutics and drug design graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 177
Doctor’s Degree 156
Graduate Certificate 9

What Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to pharmaceutics and drug design and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Majors

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

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  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Majors

When studying pharmaceutics and drug design, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

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  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Abilities for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Majors

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

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  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

What Can You Do With a Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with pharmaceutics and drug design:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Pharmacists 5.6% $126,120

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design?

177 Master's Degrees Annually
59% Percent Women
32% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The major attracts more women than men. About 59% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of pharmaceutics and drug design majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 28
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 62
International Students 57
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Geographic Diversity

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design appeals to people across the globe. About 32.2% of those with this major are international students.

Some careers associated with pharmaceutics and drug design require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to pharmaceutics and drug design have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
Bachelor’s Degree 9.8%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. 11.3%
Master’s Degree 3.7%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. 0.3%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. 37.5%
Doctoral Degree 36.8%
Post-Doctoral Training 0.6%

Online Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 1 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 7 3
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 28 4
Post-Master’s 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 33 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to pharmaceutics and drug design.

Major Number of Grads
Pharmacy 13,599
Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,792
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 1,258
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 408
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 239
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 224
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 216
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 211
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 139
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 61
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 29

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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