Pharmacology and Toxicology

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A program with an integrated, combined approach to the study of pharmacological and toxicological issues in biology and the biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in topics such as solvents, xenobiotic metabolism, chemical toxicity, neurotoxicology, immunopharmacology, biotransformation, tissue culture and in vitro studies, biomolecular analysis, bioactivation and inactivation, enzyme regulation, chemoprevention and chemotherapy, industrial and chemical studies, radiation health, and bioinformatics.

Numbers at a glance

746th
Popular nationwide
220
Search Rank on O's List
5
Colleges offer it
63
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
29
Women
34

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University at Buffalo27
University of Wisconsin-Madison20
Arizona State University-West1
Average public university graduating class: 16 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
University of the Sciences11
MCPHS University4
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.

O's Insights on Pharmacology and Toxicology

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 76% of graduates come from public universities.

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