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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$30,520 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor'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 Doctor'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 12 schools in California 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the best value school in California 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 $12,999 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies are $30,054 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Touro University California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

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

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #7, 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loma Linda University are $31,058 a year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Loma Linda University Report

University of the Pacific came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pacific are $50,638 per year.

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University of Southern California 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Southern California Report

With a ranking of #10, Marshall B Ketchum University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

MBKU graduate students pay an average of $38,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 12 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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