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2025 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools

32 Colleges in the United States
1,140 Pharmacology Degrees Awarded
$52,716 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.

College Factual reviewed 32 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of pharmacology & toxicology. Combined, these schools handed out 1,140 degrees in pharmacology & toxicology to qualified students.

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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.

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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.

10 Top Schools in Pharmacology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacology & toxicology. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 7 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Any student who is interested in pharmacology & toxicology needs to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 20 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
41.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacology & toxicology. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. This university ranks 8th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 24 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in pharmacology & toxicology. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

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

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
37 Pharmacology Degrees Awarded

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

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

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
30.8% Growth in Graduates

UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 pharmacology & toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
55.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

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

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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

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacology 544
Toxicology 196
Pharmacology & Toxicology 181
Environmental Toxicology 86
Molecular Pharmacology 72
Other Pharmacology & Toxicology 28
Neuropharmacology 27
Molecular Toxicology 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 106,032
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,558
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 12,616
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 9,568
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,935
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,440
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,834
Biotechnology 4,245
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,225
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 3,070

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