by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Pharmacology & Toxicology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Pharmacology & Toxicology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of the Sciences. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in pharmacology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. USciences is in the top 10% of the country for pharmacology. More specifically it was ranked #9 out of 92 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for USciences.
Part-time undergraduates at USciences paid an average of $780 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $26,983 | $26,983 |
| Fees | $1,700 | $1,700 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,050 | $1,050 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,594 | $17,594 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,300 | $3,300 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Pharmacology students who received their bachelor’s degree at USciences took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 29% higher than the national average of $20,979.
The median early career salary of pharmacology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from USciences is $40,551 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $33,600.
Online degrees for the USciences pharmacology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USciences Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the pharmacology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology at USciences in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 7 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 70 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 8 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 8 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 1 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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