About

Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy online

Enhance Your Education in Health Outcomes

Explore paths to improving pharmaceutical outcomes in populations. Students are offered a choice of specializations and educational paths to complete their studies in a flexible, online environment. Graduates leverage their POP education and experience to develop distinguished careers in the biopharmaceutical industry, managed care organizations, health systems and government agencies.

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Why Online POP?

Flexible, Part-Time Program

Online POP is tailored to help fellows, residents and working professionals enhance their careers while balancing work, life and school.

Degrees Tailored to You

Choose a 5-course certificate, a 33 credit masters or take individual courses on a non-degree seeking basis from 1 of our 4 tracks.

Live & Interactive

Live, real-time lectures are held on weekends and after hours to fit busy schedules. Use discussion boards and watch pre-recorded videos anytime.

Concurrent Degree Option

Add on an MBA degree from Stetson University, in conjunction with the M.S.Pharm. from UF. This concurrent degree can be completed in as little as 3 years.

About Online POP

The Online Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (Online POP) was established in 2006 by Dr. David Brushwood, R.Ph., JD, Professor Emeritus, and more than 650 students have completed the program. Since inception, the program has been delivered in an online format, enabling working professionals across the country and internationally to enroll. The program was initially focused pharmaceutical policy and regulation – an area that remains a key focus today.

Most students in the Online POP program complete a Master’s of Science (M.S.) in Pharmacy degree in combination with a graduate certificate in their specialization of choice; however some students pursue a graduate certificate alone.

The online program is part of the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (POP Department) in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. In addition to the online graduate program, the POP Department offers residential M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. Research and teaching is focused on the use and effects of medications in society and ways to improve the drug use process. The residential degree programs are research intensive; in contrast, the online curriculum emphasizes the application of the subjects to real world settings.


Online POP and Job Opportunities

Career Outcomes Highlights

Did you know?

Our alumni have a 53% chance of starting a new job role within the first year of graduating with their degree from POP.

Where to work after graduation

Career Opportunities

Many of our alumni work within the pharmaceutical industry; but often we see people join managed care organizations, consulting companies, and health systems.


A Top-Ranked University

Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 pharmacy college in Florida and No. 4 nationally, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has been developing future leaders in pharmacy practice and science for nearly a century. At campuses in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando, award-winning faculty aim to improve the health of Floridians and people across the world through pharmacy education, high-impact research and clinical innovation.

Join us to pursue greatness and become the next leaders in health care.