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Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Northeastern University's Doctor of Pharmacy program prepares you for the evolving healthcare landscape with a curriculum that blends rigorous science with exceptional hands-on experience.
Why Northeastern?
- More practice experience: Gain up to four times the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) compared to other programs nationwide
- Extensive paid co-op: The only pharmacy program offering 48 weeks of real-world work experience
- Exceptional NAPLEX pass rate: 90.9% first-time pass rate, exceeding state and national averages by 15.1% and 13.4%
- Vast practice network: Access more than 120 practice sites including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, private companies, and government agencies in our Boston network
Learn from expert practitioners through competency-based education that prepares you to deliver patient-centered care, provide medication therapy management, and work as a valued member of interprofessional healthcare teams. Graduate ready to pursue careers in clinical pharmacy, drug development, pharmaceutical research, or the public sector. Join us this fall and make meaningful contributions to healthcare.
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“Most of the job titles an individual will be qualified for after earning their PharmD degree will have the word ‘pharmacist’ in it, but the fact remains that it’s an incredibly varied field. There are more than 100 different career paths that someone might choose once they earn their PharmD. Some of these can be pursued right out of the gate, while others require additional training.”
–Jenny Van Amburgh, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Northeastern School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Learn in practice labs, tech-forward classrooms, and more than 120 clinical affiliate sites.
Northeastern’s signature co-op integration is the only program of its kind among U.S. pharmacy schools. As part of your comprehensive, year-round education, you will complete two full-time, four-month, paid co-op experiences, satisfying the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) requirement for accreditation and receiving more than four times the IPPE hours delivered by other pharmacy programs nationwide.Pursue traditional or non-traditional career pathways.
Many students who earn their PharmD pursue more common careers for the degree or those more closely aligned with the role of a pharmacist. These careers include community pharmacist; clinical pharmacist; institutional pharmacist; consultant pharmacist; and pharmaceutical industry pharmacist.
As the field evolves, students are also pursuing growing pathways that include veterinary pharmacist; geriatric pharmacist; infusion and compounding pharmacist; public health, and legal advisor.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.