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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$30,520 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for pharmacy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the pharmacy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the best value school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSF are $12,999 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Western University of Health Sciences are $22,709 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies are $30,054 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.

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Touro University California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TUC are $31,020 per year.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #7, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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University of the Pacific came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $50,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pacific is ranked #5 for overall quality for pharmacy in California.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USC is ranked #2 for overall quality for pharmacy in California.

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Marshall B Ketchum University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MBKU are $38,408 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 12 schools only.

  • 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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