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2026 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in California

[Pharmaceutics and Drug Design](/majors/health-care-professions/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences/pharmaceutics-and-drug-design/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value pharmaceutics and drug design schools.

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• Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in California

2026 Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools in California

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the pharmaceutics and drug design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Schools

1

University Of The Pacific
Stockton, CA

$57,080 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,514 Avg Student Debt

$78,445 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in pharmaceutics and drug design, no school beat University Of The Pacific this year. Located in the city of Stockton, University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,080. Typical student debt for pharmaceutics and drug design graduates is $23,514. Pharmaceutics And Drug Design graduates of University Of The Pacific earn a median of $113,111 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,514 median debt. The acceptance rate is 71%.

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University Of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

$71,647 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,625 Avg Student Debt

$92,498 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Southern California came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value pharmaceutics and drug design schools. University Of Southern California is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $71,647. Students borrow a median of $15,625 to complete the pharmaceutics and drug design program here. Early-career pharmaceutics and drug design graduates make about $114,101. That is a strong return on a $15,625 median debt. University Of Southern California admits about 10% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.