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CIP 51.2010 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Pharmaceutical Sciences.

A program that focuses on the basic sciences that underlie drugs and drug therapy and that prepares individuals for further study and/or careers in pharmaceutical science and research, pharmaceutical administration and sales, biotechnology, drug manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and related fields. Includes instruction in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and toxicology, dosage formulation, manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulations.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Pharmaceutical Sciences award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.2010. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Bachelor degree321,754
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate820
2025Master degree48542
2025Doctorate — research33231
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year316
2024Associate degree11
2024Bachelor degree341,454
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate510
2024Master degree49484
2024Doctorate — research32218
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year218
2023Associate degree15
2023Bachelor degree261,167
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2023Master degree43356
2023Doctorate — research31236
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year116
2022Associate degree11
2022Bachelor degree271,284
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2022Master degree37249
2022Doctorate — research29204
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year151
2021Associate degree16
2021Bachelor degree261,628
2021Master degree37267
2021Doctorate — research31209
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year120
2020Associate degree11
2020Bachelor degree231,151
2020Master degree31257
2020Doctorate — research27200

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.2010 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

87 institutions

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