2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year. While working on their degree, pharmacy majors at UC Davis accumulate an average of around $13,315 in student debt.
UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Irvine are $13,775 a year. On average, pharmacy graduates from UC Irvine take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $183.
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With a ranking of #8, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Loma Linda University undergraduate students pay an average of $36,412 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of the Pacific ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific are $52,352 a year.
Pacific not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 190 |
| Washington | 330 |
| Nevada | 210 |
| Hawaii | 156 |
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Majors Related to Pharmacy
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Pharmacy Focus Areas
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 14 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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