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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$101,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor'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 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Francisco the most popular school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 66% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the pharmacy majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in pharmacy at Chapman, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.

About 66% of the students majoring in pharmacy at the school are women while 34% are male.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Touro University California Report

California Health Sciences University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CHSU is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Clovis.

Of the 77 students majoring in pharmacy at CHSU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Of the 71 students majoring in pharmacy at Loma Linda University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Loma Linda University Report

#9

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Of the 63 students majoring in pharmacy at KGI, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in pharmacy at UCSD, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report

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 14 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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