Pharmacology

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of drug interactions on biological systems and organisms and the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of drugs. Includes instruction in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, drug therapeutics, drug action, bodily responses to drug events, biochemical proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis, cell biology, medicinal chemistry, and studies of specific drugs and drug interactions.

Numbers at a glance

723rd
Popular nationwide
344
Search Rank on O's List
3
Colleges offer it
51
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
28
Women
23

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 of California-Santa Barbara25
CUNY York College13
Stony Brook University13
Average public university graduating class: 17 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

O's Insights on Pharmacology

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 196 5