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Pharmacy & Pharmacology

Drugs: how they work, how they are made, and how to use them safely.

Who it suits

RIASEC
ICS
  • Thinker: analysing, researching, figuring out why
  • Organiser: structure, data, precision
  • Helper: teaching, caring, supporting people

Students here tend to be a bit more organised than average.

Builds on

Chemistry ●●●Biology ●●●

Typically offers

High salary · Job security · Helping people · Impact on society or the planet

Where it leads

Pharmacist · Pharmacologist · Drug development scientist · Regulatory affairs

US median earnings, one year after a bachelor’s
$97,878
College Scorecard, US Department of Education

618 programmes tracked

🇺🇸 United States 228🇫🇮 Finland 109🇫🇷 France 98🇦🇺 Australia 86🇩🇪 Germany 65🇨🇭 Switzerland 17🇦🇹 Austria 15

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