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2024 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor's Degree Schools

56 Colleges in the United States
338 Doctor's Degrees
$109,202 Avg Early-Career Salary
Pharmacology & Toxicology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #65 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 56 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 338 doctor's degrees in pharmacology & toxicology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Pharmacology & Toxicology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor's Degree Schools The pharmacology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pharmacology & toxicology students working on their doctor's degree.

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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 Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Pharmacology & Toxicology in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for pharmacology & toxicology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Pharmacology

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacology & toxicology. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from University of Pennsylvania

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7 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is a wonderful choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in pharmacology & toxicology. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from University of California - Berkeley

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4 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in pharmacology & toxicology. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in pharmacology & toxicology needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from Vanderbilt University

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Duke University
Durham, NC
2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in pharmacology & toxicology. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from Duke University

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6 Annual Graduates

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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1 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
7 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from Yale University

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6 Annual Graduates

UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in pharmacology & toxicology from University of California - Los Angeles

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Pharmacology & Toxicology students that almost earned our Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
10 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
11 Brown University Providence, RI
12 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
13 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
14 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Pharmacology & Toxicology by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Pharmacology & Toxicology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Pharmacology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacology 157
Toxicology 66
Molecular Pharmacology 44
Environmental Toxicology 39
Pharmacology & Toxicology 30
Molecular Toxicology 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 1,568
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 909
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 763
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 742
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 696
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 592
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 550
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 467
Genetics 305
Botany/Plant Biology 212

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