2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $103,354 and had an average of $116,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,675 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $89,633 and $149,080 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,207 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#9 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #9 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSD Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$127,993 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 209 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#10 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California - Irvine

#4

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

#4 in overall quality

$49,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 210 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of the Pacific Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#5

Chapman University

Orange, California

#7 in overall quality

$35,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Chapman University is a medium-sized school located in Orange, California that handed out 82 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chapman University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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