M.S., PharmacoAnalytics–Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)
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Submission Number: 438
Submission ID: 438
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Created: Tue, 07/30/2024 - 13:56
Completed: Fri, 07/18/2025 - 14:34
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Language: English
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M.S., PharmacoAnalytics–Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)
3501 Terrace Street
5016 Salk Hall
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
15261
United States
Pennsylvania
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Name: Lori M. Altenbaugh
Title: Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: 3501 Terrace Street, 5016 Salk Hall
Phone (Work): 412-648-1014
Email: altenbaughlm@pitt.edu
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Program Application Deadline
January 03, 2026
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$50
Please submit your documentation in the month before the deadline to assure to have everything completed.
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Program Description
Graduate Program in PharmacoAnalytics- Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research (POPR) is a research-based MS (2 year on-line program)
PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)This online MS program in PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research provides students the opportunity to develop expertise in the application of outcomes research to optimize pharmaceutical use and enhance patient care and outcomes. The program will provide students with the tools and knowledge necessary to conduct comparative effectiveness, safety, costs, and policy intervention research from large data sets. Students will be competent with identifying big data sources, managing data, using various data analytic techniques from experience with statistical and analytics software to apply towards decision-making processes in the pharmacy field, including drug development, drug pricing and acquisition, and patient care outcomes. Students will collaborate closely with distinguished, well-funded research faculty, engage in multidisciplinary training opportunities, and acquire hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies. Knowledge of data manipulation in some platform (STATA, SAS, Python, R, Tableau); secondary data sources, methods and tools are preferred prior to enrollment. Courses will be 100% online.
PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)This online MS program in PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research provides students the opportunity to develop expertise in the application of outcomes research to optimize pharmaceutical use and enhance patient care and outcomes. The program will provide students with the tools and knowledge necessary to conduct comparative effectiveness, safety, costs, and policy intervention research from large data sets. Students will be competent with identifying big data sources, managing data, using various data analytic techniques from experience with statistical and analytics software to apply towards decision-making processes in the pharmacy field, including drug development, drug pricing and acquisition, and patient care outcomes. Students will collaborate closely with distinguished, well-funded research faculty, engage in multidisciplinary training opportunities, and acquire hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies. Knowledge of data manipulation in some platform (STATA, SAS, Python, R, Tableau); secondary data sources, methods and tools are preferred prior to enrollment. Courses will be 100% online.
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Institution Information
Public
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Fall
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Degree Requirements
30
Not Required
Varies
Varies
Varies
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Degree Information
Distance Pathway/Online
Biometrics/Biostatistics, Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Industrial Pharmacy, Informatics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacy Policy, Pharmacy Practice, Public Health
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Program Statistics
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4
3.0
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GRE and Other Tests
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We do not require the GRE
TOEFL or IELTS
We are now accepting Duolingo scores if you are not able to take the TOEFL or IELTS. The minimum score for Duolingo is 140 and the test can be found https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants
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Letters of Recommendation
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3
Recommendations should be written by faculty members or mentors.
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Other Admission Requirements
3.0
3.5
Statement of Purpose is required. Please include what faculty member you are interested in working with and why.
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Financial Support
0
None
N/A
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
No
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