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

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$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.

The Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for pharmacy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the most popular 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.

Women make up 71% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

Of the 219 students majoring in pharmacy at Pacific, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 211 students majoring in pharmacy at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place 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.

Women make up 72% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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

#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange.

About 69% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 31% are male.

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

Women make up 66% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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California Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clovis, CHSU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#9

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 43% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 66% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 34% are male.

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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 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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