What Can I Do With a Major In Pharmaceutical Sciences?
UGA Specific Information for Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences is an undergraduate degree program that provides students with an understanding of how medications are delivered, pharmaceutical drugs interact with the human body, drugs are researched and developed, and how all basic sciences play a role in the development of modern therapeutics. The Pharmaceutical Sciences program offers hands-on career development in a classroom environment where learning is delivered by outstanding faculty, combined with real-world laboratory experiments. This major provides students the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a Good Manufacturing Practices Laboratory while working directly with faculty members on laboratory-centered, independent research projects.
Class of 2022 Career Outcomes for Pharmaceutical Sciences*
** Includes Self-Employed
Campus Resources
Additional UGA Career Center Recommendations/Considerations
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Supplemental Career Research Dashboard
Additional Career Research Resources
O*NET (click on Find Occupations)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (type in general term for career of interest)
Career Insider: Vault Guides (Various interview & industry guides available) - login with your 810/811# and then look for "Career Insider"
Candid Career (View professionals speaking about their careers)
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Employment Websites
Handshake (scroll down to the bottom of the page & login with your UGA MyID and password)
Idealist (nonprofit jobs)
USAJobs (federal jobs)
Professional Associations/Resources
Student National Pharmaceutical Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Employers/Position Title Reported by Class of 2022 Pharmaceutical Sciences majors
The information below represents employers and position titles from the Class of 2022 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
Employer | Position Title(s) |
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Alcami Corporation | Associate Scientist I | Athens Wellbeing Project | Intern | Caprico Biotechnologies, Inc. | Sales Marketing Assistant | CloudMed | Associate Consultant | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Quality Management Fellow | Recro | QC Analyst I | RWDC Industries | QA/QC Laboratory Technician | StimLabs | Processing Technician | VIVA Finance | Strategic Operations Analyst |
Graduate/Professional Schools attended by Class of 2022 Pharmaceutical Sciences majors
The information below represents graduate/professional schools and programs reported through the Class of 2022 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
Graduate School | Program(s) |
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Augusta University | Medicine, MD | Fiu Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Medicine, MD | Georgia Southern University | Transient, Not Specified | University of Georgia | Not Specified | University of Georgia | Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Not Specified | University of Georgia | Pharmaceutical Sciences, Not Specified | University of Georgia | Pharmacy, MS | University of Georgia | Pharmacy, PharmD | University of Georgia | Regulatory Sciences, MS |