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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California

13 Colleges
$88,806 Avg Salary
$14,908 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences School for You

With 1,524 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences is the #18 most popular major in California.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California

Check out the pharmacy programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

Our analysis found West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies to be the best school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in California. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 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 college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University California landed the # 5 spot on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Marshall B Ketchum University did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 330
Oregon 190
Nevada 210
Hawaii 79

One of 29 majors within the area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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