MS Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The MS in Pharmacy focuses on pharmacy systems, outcomes and policy, including health services, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics and pharmacy education. It is a research degree, not a practice degree, and is completed with a capstone project and oral defense.

Faculty: Retzky College of Pharmacy | Department: Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy | Duration: 32 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Core courses are Biostatistics I and II, Principles of Epidemiology, Research Methods in Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Integrating Behavior Change Models and Theory into Research, Principles of Economic Evaluations of Health Care Interventions, and a departmental seminar, plus a 6-hour capstone (PSOP 597).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are not directly admitted to the MS; the department accepts PhD applications only, and students may transfer from the PhD to the MS with department head consent. PhD application requirements: baccalaureate, master's or doctorate in pharmacy or related field; at least 3.00/4.00 in the first degree; GRE General (optional with a US PharmD or MS); three letters; 1-2 page personal statement; TOEFL iBT 90 (21/21/23/22), IELTS 6.5, or PTE 54.

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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