MS Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences covers discovery, development and formulation of biologically active agents for therapeutic applications. It is a thesis degree with concentrations in pharmaceutics and drug delivery, pharmacognosy, chemistry in drug discovery, and molecular mechanisms and therapeutics.

Faculty: Retzky College of Pharmacy | Department: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Duration: 32 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Core courses in scientific integrity, drug discovery, design and development, research presentation and biostatistics, plus one of four concentrations and at least 6 hours of thesis research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme: pharmacy, chemistry, biological sciences or related biomedical science baccalaureate; at least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours; no tests required; three letters of recommendation; personal statement. International applicants: minimum English scores TOEFL iBT 80 (reading 19, listening 17, speaking 20, writing 21) for exams before 21 Jan 2026 or 4.5 overall on the new scale, IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 each section), PTE Academic 54, Duolingo 130.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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