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Virginia Commonwealth University

Pharmaceutical Sciences (51.2010)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Pharmaceutical Sciences
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 512099

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1998
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19464911
2019-2057629
2020-21596011
2021-22586011
2022-23616215

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 8,286




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-192911
2019-20369
2020-213811
2021-223811
2022-238715
Five Year Summary193857
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years3110557017157



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)336%
2016-17 (5 years)6816%$61,414$113,582$150,551
2018-19 (3 years)6020%$91,147$109,881$122,936
2020-21 (18 months)6020%$58,733$73,509$109,450



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18
2014-15 to 2018-19
2015-16 to 2019-201118.0%$ 20,500$ 41,000$ 36,661$ 54,435
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18
2014-15 to 2018-19
2015-16 to 2019-201219.7%$ 20,500$ 37,109$ 37,155$ 50,169
2016-17 to 2020-211016.7%$ 20,500$ 26,859$ 32,634$ 41,000
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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