by our College Data Analytics TeamPharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at West Virginia University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in pharmacy, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at WVU paid an average of $1,453 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $563 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,134 | $26,154 |
WVU does not offer an online option for its pharmacy doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WVU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in pharmacy in 2019-2020, 69.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.5%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in pharmacy at WVU in 2019-2020, 19.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 72 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 3 |
| Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 7 |
| Dentistry | 47 |
| Medicine | 101 |
| Public Health | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 42 |
*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.
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