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2024 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools

75 Colleges in the United States
1,140 Pharmacology Degrees Awarded
$49,588 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, pharmacology & toxicology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #233 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 75 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,140 degrees in pharmacology & toxicology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Pharmacology & Toxicology School

Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools Your choice of pharmacology & toxicology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Pharmacology & Toxicology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Pharmacology & Toxicology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Pharmacology
Master's Degrees in Pharmacology
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Pharmacology & Toxicology in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of pharmacology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Schools in Pharmacology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
30.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in pharmacology & toxicology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
77.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in pharmacology & toxicology. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Pharmacology Degrees Awarded
$71,675 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in pharmacology & toxicology needs to check out Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 39 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the pharmacology & toxicology major at Michigan State University earn $22,087 more than the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Pharmacology Degrees Awarded
9.3% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacology & toxicology. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This university ranks 10th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 54 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the pharmacology program state that they receive average early career wages of $46,278.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
37 Pharmacology Degrees Awarded

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 37 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 9 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
43.8% Growth in Graduates

Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA
41.7% Growth in Graduates

UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 12 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY
53.8% Growth in Graduates

Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 10 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools award.

RankCollegeLocation
12University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
13University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
14Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
15University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN
16University of California - DavisDavis, CA
17University of California - BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
18University of RochesterRochester, NY

Pharmacology & Toxicology by Region

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Pharmacology & Toxicology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Pharmacology Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Pharmacology544
Toxicology196
Pharmacology & Toxicology181
Environmental Toxicology86
Molecular Pharmacology72
Other Pharmacology & Toxicology28
Neuropharmacology27
Molecular Toxicology6

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Biology106,032
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology14,558
Neurobiology & Neurosciences12,616
Physiology & Pathology Sciences9,568
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology7,935
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences6,440
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology4,834
Biotechnology4,245
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)4,225
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics3,070

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