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Business fluency for future pharmacy leaders

Pharmaceutical services play a critical role in healthcare. Holding a PharmD/MBA dual degree can bring distinct advantages in managing and improving operations. The PharmD/MBA dual degree brings together advanced pharmacotherapeutics, patient care, and regulatory knowledge from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy with core business foundations from Carey Business School. 

Learn to evaluate data, lead teams, manage supply chains, and inform pricing, policy, and investment decisions, all grounded in a clinical understanding of pharmacy practice. You’ll gain the expertise to prepare you for leadership at the intersection of healthcare and business.

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Benefits & Highlights

  • Dual expertise: Earn an MBA from Carey Business School and a PharmD from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
  • Interdisciplinary advantage: Combine deep knowledge of pharmacy, research, and regulatory science with business, finance, and leadership skills.
  • Career impact: Prepare for leadership roles in biopharma, healthcare, policy, or pharmaceutical enterprise with a credential that bridges science and business.
  • The Johns Hopkins MBA program is 54 credits, 18 of which may be applied from the PharmD program.

Who Should Apply

  • UMD Pharmacy students who want the business skills to lead

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Our admissions team is here to answer your questions about the PharmD/MBA dual degree, from curriculum details to how the certificate can advance your career. Reach out to connect with a recruiter and start planning your next step at Carey.

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Career resources are embedded into the Flexible MBA curriculum and program experience. The Career & Life Design team works closely with our Flexible MBA students to help you plan for and secure a post-graduation career.

See the impact Carey can have on your career. Our Flexible MBA graduates are working at some of the top organizations around the world, stepping into roles with competitive salaries, meaningful responsibilities, and strong career trajectories.

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Admissions

To apply to the PharmD/MBA dual degree, first enroll in the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s PharmD program. After completing at least two years of the PharmD curriculum, you may apply to Carey’s MBA program and select the PharmD/MBA track.

CURRICULUM

Taught by expert faculty, the curriculum combines pharmaceutical science, therapeutics, and clinical care with leadership, analytics, and operational strategy to prepare you to deliver care and drive systems-level innovation.

Foundations

Prepare for influential roles across pharmacy, health systems, pharma, and public health.

MBA required courses:

  • Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Communication
  • Business Microeconomics
  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior
  • Marketing Management
  • Negotiation
  • Operations Management
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Strategic Management

PharmD course topics include:

  • Pharmacotherapeutics and Patient Care
  • Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacokinetics
  • Health Policy, Public Health, Health Equity
  • Pharmacy Law, Leadership, Management
  • Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE/APPE)
Customize your experience

Electives

Whether your path is democracy studies, political communications, security, digital marketing, or AI for business, you’ll be able to tailor your courses to match your career goals.

Specializations

Customize your degree with specializations in both programs. Carey’s Flexible MBA offers eight in-demand specializations: AI for Business, Business Analytics and Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Care Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Real Estate. The MA in Government has concentrations in Democracy Studies and Governance, Political Communications, or Security Studies.

Beyond the Classroom

Science and business in practice

Apply pharmacy practice and management tools

Students put their learning into action through real-world pharmacy experiences, regulatory strategy case studies, and business leadership projects to build both clinical and commercial acumen.

The Johns Hopkins advantage

Two schools, one powerful network

Dual degree students benefit from the combined resources, and reputation across both Carey and UMD’s pharmacy sciences and practice network.

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