THE annual Good Universities Guide has ranked the pharmacy course at James Cook University as the best in Australia, with JCU topping student feedback in terms of educational experience, learner engagement, student support and teaching quality.
Other institutions which rated highly in the "five star" system representing the top 20% of results for each measure in undergraduate pharmacy degrees included Curtin University, QUT, Queensland University, Newcastle University, the University of Tasmania, Monash, the University of New England, Charles Sturt University and Griffith University.
Pharmacists studying at the University of Tasmania had the highest median starting salary or $50,900, while Sydney University pharmacy graduates also started off well, with a $45,300 median salary versus a national average starting salary of $43,800.
Graduate pharmacists quickly gained employment, with 100% of those at CSU, QUT and UTas getting jobs almost immediately, compared to a 95.6% average.
Griffith University achieved the top rating for skills development, followed by Newcastle, UNE and UTas, while Griffith was also in second place for teaching quality, behind JCU and ahead of UTas.
The full guide is available online at gooduniversitiesguide.com.au.
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