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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$32,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for pharmacy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the pharmacy master'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 Master's in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the best value school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 20% of our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large 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.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Western University of Health Sciences 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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

USC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $50,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Chapman graduate students pay an average of $37,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chapman University Report

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

Explore all the Best Value 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 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 6 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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