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Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours)

Monash University · Parkville

Bachelor degree · 4 years · On campus

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Can I get in?

Lowest ATAR
83.90
before adjustments
Lowest rank
88.95
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 88.95
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 83.90
Median rank that got an offer: 95.00

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying pharmacy

Pharmacy degrees cover medicines, how the body responds to them, and dispensing practice. Registering as a pharmacist takes an accredited degree and then an internship year. Pharmaceutical science is a different qualification.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into pharmacy courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is the usual prerequisite, and chemistry is commonly required or recommended. Registering as a pharmacist takes an accredited degree followed by a supervised internship year and a registration exam, so check what each course leads to.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2026, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours) at Monash, Parkville. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
88.95
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
83.90
Median rank that got an offer
95.00
Length
4 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
Parkville
TAC code
2800626311

Every pharmacy student at Monash, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for pharmacy.

Overall student experience78.8%

National average: 76.6%

Teaching quality83.5%

National average: 80.5%

Overall satisfaction84.2%

National average: 75.1%

In full-time work, about four months out90.9%

National average: 76.2%

Median starting salary
$57,700
National, same field
$74,000

All of Monash

Every student at Monash, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+12.4 pts
4 months after finishing
81.6%
3 years on
94%
Employer satisfaction85.7%

of supervisors would hire another Monash graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at Monash in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
88.7%
Still studying
2%
Left after returning
6.9%
Never came back after first year
2.3%

More recently: of new Monash bachelor students in 2023, 3.9% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:4 years × $9,880/year ≈ $39,500Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – Monash did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$57,700
Typical salary three years on (all Monash graduates)
$90,100

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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