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2023 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools

80 Colleges
$49,588 Avg Salary
$17,804 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Pharmacology & Toxicology School for You

Pharmacology & Toxicology is the #148 most popular major in the country with 825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for pharmacology majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best school in the United States for pharmacology and toxicology students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 80 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacology and toxicology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for pharmacology and toxicology students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for pharmacology and toxicology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #7 on this year’s Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for pharmacology and toxicology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacology and toxicology students. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Full Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Kansas Report

#11

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for pharmacology and toxicology students. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of California - Davis Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
13 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
14 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
15 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
16 Yale University New Haven, CT

Pharmacology & Toxicology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, pharmacology and toxicology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Fvasconcellos.

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