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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,210 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,768 degrees and certificates were awarded to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for pharmacy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the pharmacy bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - Davis Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year. Pharmacy majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $16,607 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $183.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report

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

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 330
Oregon 190
Nevada 210
Hawaii 156

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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