by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Toxicology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Pharmacology & Toxicology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Kentucky. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in pharmacology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UK paid an average of $1,771 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $678 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,189 | $31,867 |
| Fees | $1,349 | $1,349 |
UK does not offer an online option for its pharmacology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the pharmacology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.6%.
None of the pharmacology master’s degree recipients at UK in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Toxicology | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pharmacology and toxicology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 39 |
| Zoology | 5 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.