Pharmacology Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 96% 0% 0% £9250 £27250 159 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Pharmacology MSc University of Strathclyde 83% 0% 0% £9250 £25250 229 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry/Research BSc (Hons) University of Reading 80% 5% 5% £9250 £24500 115 Reading On campus Full-time
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (with placement year) MChem (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 90% 10% 2% £9250 £27250 151 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 100% 0% 5% £9250 £9250 £14500 £15200 170 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Extended) BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich 86% 3% 5% £9250 £16150 £17000 111 London On campus Full-time Sandwich
Microbiology and Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Strathclyde 90% 0% 0% £9250 £25250 215 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Aberdeen 97% 0% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 151 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Pharmacology with Placement BSc (Hons) University of West London 85% 1% 10% £9250 £16250 109 Ealing On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry MSc University of Huddersfield 88% 10% 10% £9250 £17600 135 Huddersfield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) University of Reading 84% 5% 0% £9250 £27650 131 Reading On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 74% 0% 15% £9250 £25300 160 Belfast On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) Teesside University 90% 0% 15% £9250 £15000 £17000 103 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Reading 84% 5% 0% £9250 £27650 132 Reading On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - 0% 25% £9000 £12600 123 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Immunology and Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Aberdeen 97% 10% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 185 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Drug Discovery BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 70% 0% 15% £9250 £26100 119 Norwich On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of East London 66% 8% 5% £9250 £14160 £14820 110 London On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Reading 80% 5% 5% £9250 £24500 115 Reading On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) The University of Nottingham - 2% 1% £9250 £28600 157 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 88% 15% 0% £9250 £20200 £19200 127 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Physiology with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Westminster 85% 10% 13% £9250 £15400 99 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Bristol - 10% 5% £9250 £31300 138 Bristol On campus Full-time
Pharmacology with Industrial Placement Msci (Hons) University of Aberdeen 97% 10% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Pharmacology with Research Placement BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 84% 0% 5% £9250 £17600 133 Huddersfield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of West London 85% 1% 10% £9250 £16250 109 Ealing On campus Full-time
Immunology and Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Strathclyde 77% 0% 0% £9250 £25250 237 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University College London 83% 10% 0% £9250 £32100 158 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 81% 20% 10% £9250 £17600 123 Huddersfield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology Msci (Hons) University College London 64% 10% 0% £9250 £32100 178 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University 90% 7% 10% £9250 £17600 87 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 83% 5% 0% £9250 £34800 216 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry BSc (Hons) University of Reading 80% 5% 5% £9250 £24500 123 Reading On campus Full-time
Biomedical Science (Pharmacology) BSc (Hons) University of Aberdeen 97% 10% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 60% 15% 10% £9250 £15750 £16250 99 Leicester On campus Full-time
Biopharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) University of Sunderland 57% 0% 5% £9250 £16000 95 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science MSc London Metropolitan University 91% 0% 0% £9250 £17600 78 London On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Teesside University 90% 0% 15% £9250 £15000 £17000 103 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Biosciences MSc Ulster University 100% 4% 0% £9250 £15840 £16320 147 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (with placement year) BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 96% 0% 0% £9250 £27250 159 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) The University of Nottingham 91% 2% 10% £9250 £27200 155 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich 86% 3% 5% £9250 £16150 £17000 112 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology with Foundation Year and Placement BSc (Hons) University of West London 85% 1% 10% £9250 £16250 109 Ealing On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Drug Discovery MSc University of East Anglia 82% 0% 20% £9250 £26100 135 Norwich On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Reading 84% 5% 0% £9250 £27650 123 Reading On campus Full-time
Chemistry with Drug Discovery MChem University of Strathclyde 92% 0% 5% £9250 £25250 236 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Sandwich) BSc Queen's University of Belfast 74% 0% 5% £9250 £25300 163 Belfast On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Southampton 73% 0% 0% £9250 £27400 173 Southampton On campus Full-time
Clinical Pharmacology BSc (Hons) St George's, University of London 93% 3% 5% £9250 £9250 £19250 £21250 129 London On campus Full-time
Immunology and Pharmacology with Industrial Placement Msci (Hons) University of Aberdeen 97% 10% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 185 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 90% 10% 0% £9250 £23650 £26600 180 Dundee On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 88% 20% 10% £9250 £17600 135 Huddersfield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Biochemistry and Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Strathclyde 83% 0% 0% £9250 £25250 223 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Sciences (with a Year in Industry) MSc The University of Nottingham 100% 2% 5% £9250 £28600 171 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Biopharmaceutical Science with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Sunderland 43% 0% 25% £9250 £16000 103 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology BSc (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 74% 0% 15% £9250 £25300 160 Belfast On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - 0% 25% £9000 £12600 123 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Pharmacology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of West London 85% 1% 10% £9250 £16250 109 Ealing On campus Full-time
Medical Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Cardiff University 92% 0% 5% £9000 £21950 £28200 181 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry MChem (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 90% 10% 2% £9250 £27250 151 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 77% 10% 5% £9250 £24800 £26600 190 Dundee On campus Full-time
Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery (with a year in industry) BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 90% 10% 0% £9250 £24800 £26600 180 Dundee On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Sandwich) BSc Queen's University of Belfast 74% 0% 15% £9250 £25300 160 Belfast On campus Full-time Sandwich
Biomedical Science (Pharmacology) with Industrial Placement Msci (Hons) University of Aberdeen 97% 10% 0% £9250 £26100 £24800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 73% 0% 10% £9250 - 106 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Physiology and Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 68% 0% 35% £9250 - 89 Preston On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) Kingston University 62% 1% 10% £9250 - 84 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Health Science BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 69% 0% 45% £9250 - 126 Luton On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Kingston University 62% 1% 0% £9250 - 92 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Foundation) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 78% 10% 5% £9250 - 86 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 90% 10% 11% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Innovative Therapeutics with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 96% 5% 5% £9250 - 146 London On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science with Business Management MSc University of Lincoln 92% 0% 4% £9250 - 118 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Physiology and Pharmacology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 68% 0% 35% £9250 - 89 Preston On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Hertfordshire 100% 10% 10% £9250 - 137 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry/Research BSc (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 90% 10% 11% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 67% 1% 12% £9250 - 124 Northampton On campus Full-time
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery MSc University of Birmingham 87% 4% 5% £9250 - 155 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Chemistry for Drug Discovery and Development MChem (Hons) University of Lincoln 92% 0% 8% £9250 - 129 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) University of Chester 51% 0% 0% £9250 - 111 Chester On campus Full-time
Pharmacology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton - 1% 12% £6780 £9250 - 124 Northampton On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science with Business Management with Science Foundation Year MSc University of Lincoln - 0% 4% £9250 - 118 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) University of East London - 10% 15% £9250 £14160 £14820 121 London On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry BSc (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 82% 0% 10% £9250 - 149 London On campus Full-time
Chemistry with Drug Discovery and Development with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Lincoln 92% 0% 8% £9250 - 129 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science with Regulatory Affairs BSc (Hons) Kingston University 62% 0% 6% £9250 - 98 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Drug Discovery with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 82% 0% 15% £9250 - 88 Norwich On campus Full-time
Chemistry with Drug Discovery and Development with Science Foundation Year MChem (Hons) University of Lincoln 94% 0% 0% £9250 - 131 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year Abroad Msci (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 90% 10% 11% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Pharmacology (Foundation) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 62% 1% 5% £9250 - 90 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Pharmacology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of Chester 51% 0% 0% £9250 - 115 Chester On campus Full-time
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Kingston University 40% 0% 5% £9250 - 101 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Pharmacology and Innovative Therapeutics with Year in Industry BSc (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 96% 5% 5% £9250 - 146 London On campus Full-time Sandwich
Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) MBiolSci University of Leicester 80% 0% 0% £9250 - 121 Leicester On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science with Regulatory Affairs (with Sandwich Year) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 69% 0% 0% £9250 - 88 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Coventry University 67% 0% 5% £9250 - 139 Coventry On campus Full-time Sandwich
Pharmaceutical Science with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) Kingston University 62% 1% 6% £9250 - 98 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time Sandwich
Applied Pharmaceutical Science MSc University of Lincoln 92% 0% 4% £9250 - 118 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Msci (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 90% 10% 11% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Pharmaceutical Science with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Lincoln 94% 10% 10% £9250 - 96 Lincoln On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
81 /100
807 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Pharmacology

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25018 £24761 £30546
25-75 percentile range £22509 - £29964 £18767 - £33282 £22522 - £40793
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Pharmacology courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25472 £26471 £32462
25-75 percentile range £22701 - £29505 £19205 - £32498 £24897 - £40425
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Pharmacology

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Pharmacology who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Pharmacology

  • Civil Service
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Intellectual Property Office
  • National Health Service
  • Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies
  • Universities

Specialisations within Pharmacology

  • Addiction Studies
  • Cardiovascular Sciences
  • Musculoskeletal Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Resuscitation Sciences
  • Toxicology
  • Women's Health

Jobs of graduates of Pharmacology (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Pharmacology at Anglia Ruskin University

20% Administrative occupations
15% Managers, directors and senior officials
15% Caring personal services
15% Teaching Professionals
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Nursing Professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Finance Professionals
5% Caring personal services
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Pharmacology in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Pharmacology

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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FAQ

Pharmacology is the study of the therapeutic and toxic effects of drugs on human tissues and systems.

The median salary of graduates of Pharmacology was £25018 15 months after graduation, £24761 3 years after graduation and £30546 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Pharmacology studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Chemistry (Honours) - MChem (Hons)
  • Master of Science (Honours) - Msci (Hons)
  • Master of Chemistry - MChem
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Master of Biological Sciences - MBiolSci