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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, 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average amount in student loans that pharmacy majors at UC Davis take out is $13,315.

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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. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Pharmacy majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $16,500 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $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. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Touro University California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.

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California Health Sciences University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. CHSU is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Clovis.

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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
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 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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