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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

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$89,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students earned 1,768 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for pharmacy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 190
Washington 330
Nevada 210
Hawaii 156

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 15,637
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2,139
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 876
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 503
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 240
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 206
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 175
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 175
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 161
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 152
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 97
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 32

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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