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  contact:
    - contact_email: gladysfl@usc.edu
      contact_extension: ''
      contact_name: 'Gladys Emeli Flores'
      contact_office: 'Pharmacy Pharmaceutical and Health Economics'
      contact_title: 'Academic Program Specialist'
      contact_work: 213-821-5585
  contact_website:
    - 'https://mann.usc.edu/program/ms-in-pharmaceutical-economics-and-policy/'
  contact_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  rolling_admissions: {  }
  program_deadline_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_description_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_start_term:
    - Fall
  pgrad_campus: {  }
  institution_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
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    - PGRAD_NOTREQ
  degree_requirements_done:
    - 'Yes'
  curricular_focus_or_concentration: {  }
  areas_of_study:
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_27
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_28
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_30
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_45
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_50
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_56
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_61
  degree_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_stats_done:
    - 'Yes'
  gre_and_other_tests_done:
    - 'Yes'
  letters_of_recommendation_done:
    - 'Yes'
  other_admission_done:
    - 'Yes'
  type_of_financial_support_available:
    - PGRAD_TNONE
  financial_support_done:
    - 'Yes'
  cbc_and_drug_screening_done:
    - 'Yes'
  aacp_institution_number: ''
  active: 'Yes'
  additional_job_placements_info: ''
  admin_status: Published
  application_deadline_description: ''
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  cbc_grad_radio: 'We are not a participating PharmGrad program'
  ci_video_embed:
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  credits_required_for_degree: '36'
  deadline_date: '2027-12-01'
  degree_requiremnts_add_info: 'The student is required to complete a research paper that demonstrates the candidate’s ability to apply pharmaceutical economics and policy analysis skills in a challenging topic area. The topic for the paper will be negotiated with the student’s faculty advisor during the first year of study. Official transcripts from all institutions attended. Upload copies of official transcripts to the online application system. Mail official transcripts to the USC Office of Graduate Admission.'
  degree_type: M.S.
  delivery_method: Hybrid
  drug_grad_radio: 'We are not a participating PharmGrad program'
  focus_additional_degree_information: ''
  gre_required: '    Not Required or Recommended '
  institution_name: 'University of Southern California'
  international: '1'
  link_to_application: ''
  minimum_financial_support: N/A
  notify_title: ''
  old_id: '1860'
  pg_last_year_average_gpa: '4.17'
  pg_last_year_number_accepted: '1'
  pgrad_aca_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_accepting_apps: 'Not sure at this time'
  pgrad_analytic: ''
  pgrad_app_fee: $120
  pgrad_avg_yrs_grad: ''
  pgrad_fic_other_info: ''
  pgrad_fic_support: '0'
  pgrad_gov_jb_plce: ''
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  pgrad_gre_desc: ''
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  pgrad_gre_req: 'Yes'
  pgrad_ind_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_lof_acc: 'Three reference letters from faculty or supervisors with knowledge of the applicant’s academic performance and intellectual capability are required. The letters should provide a clear assessment of the applicant’s experience in the health care field, analytical ability, motivation, creativity and potential for future advancement.'
  pgrad_lor_acc: '3'
  pgrad_lor_req: 'Yes'
  pgrad_oth_cred: 'A minimum GPA of 3.0 (A=4.0) is required. Special attention may be given to the grades achieved most recently in courses relevant to our program (e.g., statistics, economic analysis, health economics and quantitative analysis).'
  pgrad_oth_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_oth_tests: |-
    A minimum TOEFL iBT score of 90 is required. For exams taken on or after January 2026, 4.5 or above is competitive. Also, USC's Institution Code is 4852. 
    USC accepts IELTS score with a 6.5 or above.
    Additionally, we accept Cambridge English C1 Advanced Exam with a test score of 176 or above and USC accepts the Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 61 or above.
  pgrad_other_qualifying_exams_or_certifications: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_ovrl_gpa_cons: ''
  pgrad_participation: 'No'
  pgrad_prog_desc: 'The USC Mann graduate program in Health Economics offers a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy. This MS program is offered jointly with the Department of Economics and the USC Price School of Public Policy. Master’s students are trained to use pharmacoeconomics and assessment techniques in practical decision-making environments such as managed-care pharmacies, third-party payers and government agencies. A distinguishing characteristic of the USC Master’s Program in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy is the degree to which students are actively engaged in publishable research, either as the lead author or as a secondary author in collaboration with a faculty member.'
  pgrad_pubpriv: Private
  pgrad_qualify: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_quant: ''
  pgrad_recommended_overall_gpa_considered: ''
  pgrad_semi: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_thesis: Varies
  pgrad_toefl_req: 'TOEFL or IELTS'
  pgrad_unk_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_verbal: ''
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    format: restricted_html
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  program_location: CA
  program_name: 'Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy'
  program_statistics_graduated: 'Yes'
  program_statistics_previous: 'Yes'
  school_city: 'Los Angeles'
  school_country: US
  school_state: CA
  school_street_1: '635 Downey Way'
  school_street_2: ''
  school_street_3: ''
  school_zip: '90089'
  short_name: 'U of Southern California-9'
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