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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California

16 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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The Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which 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.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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 college 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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The excellent programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Out of the 16 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.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #6 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 very large student population.

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California Health Sciences University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. CHSU is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Clovis.

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With a ranking of #7, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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#10

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

With a ranking of #10, Keck Graduate Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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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 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 16 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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