2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California
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.
The Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 17 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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The excellent programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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The excellent programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Pharmacy majors at UC Davis take out an average of $13,315 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western University of Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.
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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, pharmacy graduates from UC Irvine carry an average student debt load of $16,500. 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 #7, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
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With a ranking of #9, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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California Health Sciences University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Clovis, CHSU is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 190 |
Washington | 330 |
Nevada | 210 |
Hawaii | 156 |
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 |
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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 17 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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