• There are educational opportunities in pharmaceutical science around the country.pharmacy image by robert mobley from Fotolia.com
  
  Pharmaceutical science concerns itself with the design, discovery and use of drugs and medications. Professionals in this field research the positive and harmful side effects of drugs and target opportunities for drug development. Before a new drug is available for consumers, pharmaceutical scientists must determine how delivery, dosage and properties affect a drug's performance and usefulness. Career opportunities are available in the pharmaceutical industry, research laboratories and government agencies.
  
  

Northeastern University

• Northeastern University offers the only pharmaceutical science program in New England. The School of Pharmacy and Bouve College of Health Science is just one of seven academic colleges at Northeastern University and offers various master's and doctoral degree programs in pharmaceutical science. Pharmaceutical specialties are available in pharmaceutics and drug delivery system, medicinal chemistry, and drug discovery and toxicology. Research is conducted in neuropharmacology, nanomedicine, translation imaging and bioanalytical chemistry.
  
  Northeastern University
  360 Huntington Ave.
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-373-3224
  northeastern.edu
  
  

University of California, San Francisco

• The graduate program in pharmaceutical science at the University of California, San Francisco focuses on the drug discovery and computational approaches to the dynamic modeling of drug development. Course requirements include toxicogemomics, biostatistics, thermodynamics, genetics and development, bioinformatics and biocomputing. Second-year students are responsible for teaching professional courses to first-year students for two quarters. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and strong scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
  
  University of California, San Francisco
  1700 Fourth St.
  San Francisco, CA 94143
  415-476-1947
  ucsf.edu
  
  

North Dakota State University

• North Dakota State University offers master's and doctoral degrees in pharmaceutical science. These graduate programs emphasize teaching and research within pharmaceutical science. The master's degree program is 30 semester credit hours, while the Ph.D. requires students to complete a minimum of six years of study. Both programs require didactic education and experimental training in various research laboratories. Students also are given opportunities to develop research experience during summer sessions. Applicants must submit undergraduate transcripts, GRE scores and three letters of recommendation.
  
  North Dakota State University
  1340 Administrative Ave.
  Fargo, ND 58102
  701-231-8011
  ndsu.edu/