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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$33,006 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,290 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences was ranked #53 in the country. In fact 20,393 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for pharmacy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the best value school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western University of Health Sciences are $22,709 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies landed the # 2 spot on the list. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies are $30,054 per year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roseman University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. Roseman University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.

Roseman University of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $25,837 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Touro University California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Vallejo.

TUC graduate students pay an average of $31,020 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

UCSF graduate students pay an average of $28,101 in tuition and fees each year.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Washington State University Report

#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #8, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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#9

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $36,169 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Pacific is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,768
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 18 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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