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Pharmacy Administration

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.S.P.S.)

The pharmacy administration degree at UToledo blends pharmacy science and business classes. This valuable combination of skills helps our graduates become leaders in healthcare.

The pharmacy administration degree at UToledo blends pharmacy science and business classes. This valuable combination of skills helps our graduates become leaders in healthcare.

Pharmacy Administration Bachelor's Degree Overview

If you like science, but you’re a people person and don’t want to work in a lab, consider a pharmacy administration degree at The University of Toledo. We have one of the country’s best undergraduate pharmaceutical sciences programs in the country.

Students come to UToledo not just to become pharmacists, but to become pharmacy leaders. Our pharmacy administration students focus on the business of pharmacy healthcare. Many earn a business minor from UToledo’s acclaimed College of Business and Innovation.

Students build a science foundation their first two years. They take the same pre-pharmacy classes as students in UToledo’s four other pharmaceutical sciences majors.

Students focus on the healthcare landscape and the business of healthcare during their final two years. They take foundational business classes and graduate with a broad skill set that can be applied to a variety of careers.

Pharmacy Administration Bachelor's Degree Highlights

  • One of the nation’s best pharmaceutical science programs. UToledo offers the most comprehensive pharmaceutical science program in the U.S. — five majors and a path to medical school.
  • Two for one. Pharmacy administration students take classes in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as UToledo’s nationally ranked College of Business and Innovation. That means you can take advantage of the resources of two prestigious programs – job fairs, advisers and renowned faculty.
  • The College of Business' sales program is one of the world’s best and a natural fit for pharmacy administration students. A minor in sales can lead to a career in pharmaceutical sales or a sales career in many other healthcare industries.
  • State-of-the-art classrooms and labs in both the pharmacy and business colleges.
  • Graduate school options.
    • The B.S.P.S./M.B.A. track allows students to earn an M.B.A. in one additional year.
    • The master’s degree in health outcomes and socioeconomic sciences is a unique program offered to pharmaceutical sciences students at UToledo. Graduate students focus on research, pharmacoeconomics, social and behavioral sciences or business administration.

Career Opportunities

Pharmacy administration graduates are often employed by:

  • Chain and independent, community pharmacies as store managers or regional/division managers
  • Hospitals and health systems as data analysts and directors of departments or divisions
  • Pharmaceutical and device industries as sales representatives and finance, regulatory affairs and marketing professionals
  • Healthcare insurance companies
  • Government agencies
  • Pharmaceutical research and contract research organizations
  • Long-term care businesses

Pharmacy Administration Bachelor's Degree Plan of Study

UToledo pharmacy administration students take two years of pre-pharmacy courses, including pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, anatomy and physiology. During their final two years, they complete business courses, including economics, management, marketing, sales, and business statistics and analysis.

Pharmacy Administration Bachelor’s Degree Sample Courses

  • Data Analysis for Business
  • Pharmacology
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Principles of Marketing

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Internship Opportunities for Pharmacy Administration Bachelor's Degree

All undergraduate students in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are required to complete 10-week internships. There are opportunities locally and even internationally. Students must participate before they go in UToledo’s Institute for Leadership in the Sciences to learn the professional skills they need in the workplace.


Research Opportunities

Pharmacy faculty members are active researchers and encourage students to participate. Lab experience is valued by many employers.


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Pharmacy Administration Bachelor's Degree

4-year program

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 On Campus
* Also available as a minor

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