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I would do the first option. With the first option, you could be working for Biotech companies.Hi! I live in Canada and I'm trying to decide which pathway of education to pursue. I have a choice of doing masters in organic and computational chemistry which is very exciting as I will be able to work with chemistry, math and coding. Also my masters is paid ($25k/year) and its only two years. My other option is PharmD (4 years) which is also exciting as I will be able to help many people. My only concern with pharmacy is that the job market is expected to go down in the future bc of the surplus of pharmacists in canada.
I would like to hear your opinions about which option is worth pursuing.
Thanks in advance!
I do believe that your first route is better than pharmacy. With chemistry, you can do a Ph.D., you can do chemical engineering, or you can do route you suggested. Chemistry is a versatile degree than pharmacy, which is tied to dispensing medications. If you are interested in designing medications, medicinal chemistry is more beneficial than pharmacyThank you so much for your insight! Here in Canada, pharmacy is not as bad as in the USA however, I understand that it might get worse in the future. Do you believe that a career in chemistry is better than in pharmacy?