2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California
13
Ranked Colleges
1,351
Degrees Awarded
$44,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 14,811 people earned their degree in pharmacy, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 1,351 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,351 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,943 and $148,774 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pharmacy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree pharmacy students.
Top 13 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in California
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Health Sciences University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Clovis, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Pharmacy at California Health Sciences University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 59 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Pharmacy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall B Ketchum University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California. MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 55 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Marshall B Ketchum University Pharmacy Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 120 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full UCSF Pharmacy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keck Graduate Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California. Keck Graduate Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 59 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Pharmacy at KGI
Touro University California landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California ranking. TUC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Vallejo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 87 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Touro University California Pharmacy Report
With a ranking of #7, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California list. Located in Pomona, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 133 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Pharmacy at Western University of Health Sciences
University of the Pacific ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California list. Stockton, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 190 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pacific Pharmacy Report
Loma Linda University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California ranking. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacy at Loma Linda University
Chapman University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California list. Orange, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 85 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pharmacy at Chapman
University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 200 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of Southern California
University of California - San Diego landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California ranking. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 66 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Pharmacy at University of California - San Diego
American University of Health Sciences came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Pharmacy Major in California ranking. AUHS Signal Hill is a small private for-profit school situated in Signal Hill, California. It awarded 24 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Pharmacy at AUHS Signal Hill
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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