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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

4 Colleges
$43,070 Avg Salary
$23,251 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the most popular school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in pharmacy at UC Irvine, 28% are male and 72% are female.

The average amount in student loans that pharmacy majors at UC Irvine take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,607. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $183.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - Irvine

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Fresno Pacific University Report

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Signal Hill, AUHS Signal Hill is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at American University of Health Sciences Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools 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 4 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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