Would you guys/grils recomend that I take this double major pathway so after I graduate I could work for some pharm company? Would the b.s in pharmaceutical marketing and management even help me and what do you think the pay would be? Thanks
Yes, it may give you an edge in getting an interview, but it is not by any means a guarantee of a job offer. You would still have to be very, very good - have good GPA, industry rotations/internships, leadership experience, and ace the interviews (there will be more than one).
I would like to do it but if there is not a big diff in potential salary I probably won't go for it. I've searched on google for a bit but was not able to find an answer for the salary part.
There will be no difference in salary. PharmD is way higher than any BS as far as determining where within the salary range for a given position you would fall. You are paid primarily based on your position, not on your degrees.
But again, you could probably get into pharmacy sales with just a PharmD or even less (but I guess a PharmD would get your salary up). I talked to a PharmD drug rep and it seemed like he got his job pretty easily.
Pharmacy sales is pretty much a dead and dying field. Read the news, they are beign laid off by thousands. And no one would want to hire a PharmD as a sales rep anymore because they cost too much, and you don't need the extra knowledge to be a drug rep. On the opposite, there is too much of a danger that you will start using your knowledge and get outside the approved label, and get your company in trouble with the FDA.
Anyways career goals are mainly like I want to work for a pharm. company either marketing or sales. I don't really like the retail setting so I want to do something like that. I am not sure if the second degree would help me in that case or if it would is it even worth it? Basically anything that is not retail
Forget sales, it's boring, a non-entity, and is likely to disappear soon anyway. For marketing, the business background could be helpful. But by your answer, you have barely any idea about what opportunities there are for pharmacists other than retail, so my best advice to you would be to explore all the different options - clinical careers, industry, managed care, hospital - to find out the one you would enjoy. You are not at the place in your life yet where you can make an informed commitment to a certain career path.
As I said, you probably don't need to waste your time on a whole second major. Do, however, take some business classes, and maybe even business/marketing minor if you have time.
I agree.
