by our College Data Analytics TeamPharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northeastern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in pharmacy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Northeastern was ranked #37 on College Factual's Best Schools for pharmacy list. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.
Part-time undergraduates at Northeastern paid an average of $1,638 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,360 | $54,360 |
| Fees | $1,092 | $1,092 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,480 | $17,480 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about Northeastern 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 Northeastern in Pharmacy walked away with an average of $29,830 in student debt. That is 30% higher than the national average of $22,927.
Online degrees for the Northeastern 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 Northeastern Online Learning page.
About 71.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in pharmacy in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.9%.
Around 67.6% of pharmacy bachelor’s degree recipients at Northeastern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 40 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 69 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 5 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 129 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 58 |
| Nursing | 121 |
*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.
