2024 Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #90 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for pharmaceutical sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 doctor's degrees in pharmaceutical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pharmaceutical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pharmaceutical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pharmaceutical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmaceutical Sciences in California

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for pharmaceutical sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from University of Southern California

2

Chapman University
Orange, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Chapman University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from Chapman University

3

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Irvine if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from University of California - Irvine

Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	216	4
Oregon	145	9
Hawaii	65	1

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Pharmaceutical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences area of study, Pharmaceutical Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy	1,279
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	9
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	7
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	7
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	5
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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