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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California

17 Colleges
$88,806 Avg Salary
$14,908 Avg Student Debt

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.

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

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 city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 17 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 small 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college 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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#7

Chapman University

Orange, CA

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 midsize 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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California Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Clovis, CHSU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Touro University California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 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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