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Virginia Commonwealth University

Pharmacy (51.2001)
First Professional Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Pharmacy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHARMD
2010 CIP Code: 512001

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20470638123
2020-21440624117
2021-22388532110
2022-2336549091
2023-24352473102

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 6,855




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
2018-1910618124
2019-2010023123
2020-219522117
2021-228624110
2022-23761591
Five Year Summary463102565
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 Years45122035651623545565



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)64654%$122,277$146,792$160,596
2013-14 (8 years)64659%$120,241$141,261$157,668
2016-17 (5 years)65062%$119,945$137,576$152,211
2018-19 (3 years)64961%$115,962$133,352$149,261
2020-21 (18 months)62759%$75,469$98,857$130,603



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 2017-1857087.0%$ 132,278$ 134,778$ 125,637$ 134,778
2014-15 to 2018-1956186.4%$ 132,278$ 134,778$ 126,451$ 134,778
2015-16 to 2019-2055385.9%$ 131,778$ 134,778$ 126,130$ 134,778
2016-17 to 2020-2153585.3%$ 129,553$ 134,778$ 125,601$ 134,778
2017-18 to 2021-2251084.3%$ 129,300$ 134,778$ 124,655$ 134,778
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 2017-1857087.0%$ 134,778$ 137,907$ 150,389$ 178,980
2014-15 to 2018-1956186.4%$ 134,778$ 139,136$ 152,572$ 181,889
2015-16 to 2019-2055385.9%$ 134,778$ 141,047$ 154,187$ 181,889
2016-17 to 2020-2153585.3%$ 134,389$ 138,956$ 155,422$ 189,103
2017-18 to 2021-2251084.3%$ 132,246$ 134,779$ 155,861$ 194,549


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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