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

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$89,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for pharmacy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 64% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 21 students majoring in pharmacy at UCSD, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Of the 7 students majoring in pharmacy at Western University of Health Sciences, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

Women make up 67% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of the Pacific Report

#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Chapman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

About 50% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Touro University California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school 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 Colleges 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 9 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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