by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Pharmaceutical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in pharmacy, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Albany College of Pharmacy was ranked #23 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for pharmacy majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Albany College of Pharmacy.
Part-time undergraduates at Albany College of Pharmacy paid an average of $1,205 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $36,120 | $36,120 |
| Fees | $625 | $625 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,250 | $11,250 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,560 | $2,560 |
Learn more about Albany College of Pharmacy tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Albany College of Pharmacy in Pharmacy walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,927.
The median early career salary of pharmacy students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Albany College of Pharmacy is $38,289 per year. That is 21% lower than the national average of $48,682.
Online degrees for the Albany College of Pharmacy pharmacy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Albany College of Pharmacy Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the pharmacy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the pharmacy bachelor’s degrees at Albany College of Pharmacy in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 2 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Public Health | 9 |
*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.
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