2025 Best Pharmacy Schools in California
6
Colleges in California
1,351
Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
Ranked #51 in popularity,
pharmacy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of pharmacy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,351 degrees in pharmacy annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Pharmacy School
Your choice of pharmacy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for pharmacy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Pharmacy Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Pharmacy Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Pharmacy in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pharmacy degree levels they offer.
Top California Schools in Pharmacy
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
200
Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in pharmacy has to check out University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 200 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in pharmacy from University of Southern California
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
190
Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in pharmacy needs to look into University of the Pacific. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 190 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in pharmacy from University of the Pacific
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In CA
72
Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in pharmacy has to take a look at Loma Linda University. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.
There were approximately 72 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in pharmacy from Loma Linda University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In CA
66
Pharmacy Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in pharmacy has to check out University of California - San Diego. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in pharmacy from University of California - San Diego
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large suburb of Signal Hill, AUHS Signal Hill is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 24 pharmacy students who graduated with this degree at AUHS Signal Hill in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in pharmacy from American University of Health Sciences
