Pharmacy is a dynamic profession with growing opportunities to serve and lead in healthcare. As innovative medication experts, Cedarville's PharmD graduates serve their communities with excellence, compassion, and a commitment to honoring Christ.
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If you picture pharmacists behind a counter all day, think again — today’s pharmacists are transforming healthcare and touching lives in ways that reach far beyond the neighborhood pharmacy.
Cedarville PharmD graduates are redefining what it means to serve as pharmacy professionals. You’ll find them managing complex therapies in hospitals, advancing new treatments through research, and shaping public health initiatives that reach entire communities. Others are influencing healthcare policy or driving innovation through technology, precision medicine, and global missions.
Wherever they serve, their work has real impact — improving outcomes, expanding access to care, and proving that pharmacy is as much about people as it is about science.
Pharmacy is changing. Cedarville pharmacists are leading the way.
NextGen PharmDs: Cedarville Pharmacists Transforming Care for Good
What Can You Do With a PharmD?
Pharmacy is a dynamic and ever-evolving field with expanding opportunities to serve patients, advance healthcare, and lead innovation. With a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from Cedarville University, you’ll be prepared for more than 100 different career possibilities, such as:
- Ambulatory care clinics: Partner with physicians and patients to manage chronic diseases and optimize medication therapy.
- Chain pharmacy management: Oversee operations and lead teams in national or regional retail pharmacy chains.
- Clinical specialties: Work as a specialist in areas like oncology, cardiology, pediatrics, geriatrics, infectious disease, or critical care.
- Community and retail pharmacy: Build trusted relationships while serving your community or own and manage your own local pharmacy.
- Drug and poison information services: Provide life-saving consultation to healthcare professionals and the public on medication safety and toxicity.
- Home infusion and specialty services: Prepare and deliver intravenous medications for patients receiving treatment at home.
- Hospital and health-system pharmacy: Serve as a key part of the clinical team within hospital settings, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
- Hospital pharmacy administration: Lead pharmacy operations and policy at the institutional or health-system level.
- International and medical missions: Use your expertise to provide compassionate care and share Christ’s love around the world.
- Long-term care and geriatric pharmacy: Support elderly patients and residents in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
- Managed care and population health: Analyze data and develop medication strategies that improve outcomes across large populations.
- Medical and drug informatics: Combine technology and clinical expertise to manage and analyze healthcare data.
- Medical communications and publishing: Write, edit, or review scientific materials that educate clinicians and influence healthcare practice.
- Nuclear pharmacy: Prepare and handle radioactive drugs used for diagnosis and treatment.
- Pharmaceutical research and development: Discover, test, and bring new therapies to market.
- Professional associations and policy: Advocate for the profession and influence public health policy.
- Specialty compounding and custom formulations: Create tailored medications to meet individual patient needs.
- University teaching and research: Educate future pharmacists and contribute to the advancement of pharmaceutical science.
Distinctively Cedarville: Academic Excellence Meets Gospel Purpose
Cedarville’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program offers an excellent, Christ-centered education that prepares you for professional success and lifelong service.
Integrated Faith and Learning
Every course connects your professional calling with your faith in Christ. You’ll learn to provide compassionate, ethical care that honors God and serves people. Our students graduate ready to lead, serve, and glorify God through their work.
Hands-On Learning
Nearly one-third of your program involves real-world experience — internships and clinical rotations in hospitals, community settings, and global missions.- Earn your intern license early and gain meaningful patient-care experience.
- Participate in nine advanced clinical rotations during your final year.
- Engage in missions experiences in Peru, Guatemala, and Northern India, serving patients while sharing the hope of the Gospel.
Personalized Mentorship
With smaller cohorts of approximately 35 students, you’ll be known by name and guided by faculty who are both expert practitioners and faithful mentors. You’ll belong to a close-knit community — our pharmily — that supports you academically, professionally, and spiritually.
At a Glance: School of Pharmacy
80% Residency Match Rate
100+ Career Paths
6-Year Accelerated Bachelor's to PharmD Pathway
Dual-Degree Options: MBA and MA in Innovation
Your Pathway to a Purposeful Career
Whether you’re a high school student exploring healthcare or a college graduate ready to take the next step, Cedarville offers a clear pathway to a meaningful career in pharmacy.
- Six-year direct-entry PharmD with early assurance and scholarship opportunities
- Dual-degree options — combine your PharmD with an MBA or Master of Arts in Innovation
- Supportive advising from pre-pharmacy through professional practice
