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2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

3 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,615 people earned their degree in pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 348th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 305 pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmaceutical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pharmaceutical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The pharmaceutical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmaceutical sciences students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s pharmaceutical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best 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 more about Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC Irvine

#3

Chapman University

Orange, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chapman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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