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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5120

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$77,764 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$77,764Median year-4 earnings

$6,541Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$77,764Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

53thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $63,679
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $122,169
Federal debt: $23,413
Reporting programs: 34

29 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $142,512
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 15

15 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $137,496
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 45

45 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $136,211
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 90

90 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $77,764
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$77,764National median$77,76475th percentile$77,764

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Florida$77,764

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 12 crosswalk linksMedical and Health Services ManagersSOC 11-9111 · 5 crosswalk linksMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsSOC 19-1042 · 4 crosswalk linksIndustrial Production ManagersSOC 11-3051 · 2 crosswalk linksPharmacistsSOC 29-1051 · 2 crosswalk linksBiochemists and BiophysicistsSOC 19-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksChemistry Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1052 · 1 crosswalk linksChemistsSOC 19-2031 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomics Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1063 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomistsSOC 19-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksManagers, All OtherSOC 11-9199 · 1 crosswalk linksMarketing ManagersSOC 11-2021 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR PHARMACY, PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, AND ADMINISTRATION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of FloridaGraduate/Professional Certificate	Gainesville, FL	$77,764	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,541

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.