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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$40,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,372 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 20,393 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for pharmacy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

Our analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

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$39,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roseman University of Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Roseman University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roseman University of Health Sciences are $39,044 per year.

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The excellent programs at Touro University California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

Oregon State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $31,579 per year.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
$36,412 Average Tuition & Fees

Loma Linda University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loma Linda University are $36,412 a year.

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#10

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pacific are $50,070 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pacific also did well on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 190
California 1,768
Washington 330
Nevada 210
Hawaii 156

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Pharmacy Concentrations

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 20 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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