When it comes to popularity, toxicology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #845 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Toxicology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 196 degrees in toxicology annually.
The toxicology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Toxicology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Toxicology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the toxicology degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in toxicology has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 5 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Rochester if you want to pursue a degree in toxicology. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. This university ranks 8th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 10 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in toxicology needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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 about 4 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in toxicology. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 28 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.
John Jay is a large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 17th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 7 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at John Jay in the most recent data year.
ULM is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Monroe. This university ranks 8th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 20 toxicology students who graduated with this degree at ULM in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The toxicology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Toxicology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Toxicology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
