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Pharmacy Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences

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Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.S.P.S.)

First-of-its-kind outcomes research lab.
UToledo’s groundbreaking lab is known throughout the world. Master’s students work with expert faculty on research that improves patient outcomes and lowers costs.

First-of-its-kind outcomes research lab.
UToledo’s groundbreaking lab is known throughout the world. Master’s students work with expert faculty on research that improves patient outcomes and lowers costs.

Pharmacy Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences Master's Degree Overview

Students in The University of Toledo’s master’s program in health outcomes and socioeconomic sciences learn to develop more effective, efficient pharmaceutical care. 

Our program focuses on research into the managerial, economic, financial, legal and behavioral principles involved in providing pharmaceutical services to patients. 

Master’s students choose a concentration in: 

  • Outcomes research 
  • Pharmacoeconomics 
  • Social and behavioral sciences 

Interested students are encouraged to visit the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to discuss their career plans with the health outcomes and socioeconomic sciences faculty.  

Pharmacy Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences Master's Degree Highlights

Renowned outcomes research lab. UToledo’s Pharmaceutical Care and Outcomes Research Laboratory is the first lab of its kind in the U.S. It has been recognized throughout the world for its cutting-edge economic, clinical and humanistic outcomes research that focuses on programs and practices to lower pharmacy costs and improve patient outcomes. 

The lab allows students to apply classroom learning to real-world projects. Student researchers can apply through the lab for scholarships, tuition waivers and stipends. 

Graduate assistantships cover tuition and offer a stipend. They are highly competitive.


Career Opportunities

Graduates of our master’s program have successfully launched careers in a variety of health-care and pharmaceutical fields. UToledo alumni have been employed as:  

  • Associate director of coordination and analysis, Ebola Epidemic Relief  
  • Health research specialist, Health Services Research & Development  
  • Associate director, head of health-care policy, Novartis AG, China  
  • Health-care research analyst, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 
  • Assistant professor, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 
  • Principal, Outcometrix consulting firm 
  • Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Oncology, AstraZeneca  
  • Health economist, greater Los Angeles area 
  • Dean and professor, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill. 
  • Executive director, Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence, Merck & Co., Inc. 
  • Senior director, global & U.S. immuno/oncology team leader, Outcomes & Evidence, Pfizer Inc. 

Our graduates also have gone on to doctoral programs at: 

  • Auburn University 
  • West Virginia University 
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
  • University of Georgia 
  • University of Cincinnati 
  • Purdue University 
  • University of Michigan 
  • University of Arizona 
  • University of Southern California 
  • University of Minnesota 
  • University of Mississippi  
  • Ohio State University 

Pharmacy Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences Master's Degree Plan of Study

Master’s students can tailor their plan of study to their interests.  

Choose electives from management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, sociology, psychology, mathematics, quantitative methods, computer sciences and business administration. 

Graduate students must investigate a pharmacy health-care administration problem and complete a thesis. 

Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences Sample Courses 

  • Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 
  • Advanced Epidemiology 
  • Categorical Data Analysis  
  • Health Promotion Programs

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Research Opportunities

Master’s students have many opportunities for research and hands-on projects. The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has ongoing collaborations with major health groups, the pharmaceutical industry and managed-care organizations.  

Student researchers can apply for competitive scholarships, tuition waivers and stipends through the Pharmaceutical Care and Outcomes Research Laboratory. 

Master’s student must complete a thesis. Most complete one or more manuscripts for publication.   

Faculty members are nationally recognized in their specialties and have diverse research interests, including: 

  • Pharmacoeconomics and outcomes 
  • Health services 
  • Comparative effectiveness 
  • Medication adherence 
  • Health disparities 
  • Developing real-world evidence studies to help understand value-based decision making and outcomes-driven health-care delivery  
  • Social determinants of health 
  • Healthcare administration.  

Pharmacy Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Sciences Master's Degree

2 years

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