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2026 Best Value Environmental Toxicology Schools in California

[Environmental Toxicology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/pharmacology-and-toxicology/environmental-toxicology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for environmental toxicology students.

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• Best Value Environmental Toxicology Schools in California

2026 Best Value Environmental Toxicology Schools in California

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in environmental toxicology, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Environmental Toxicology Schools

1

University Of California Irvine
Irvine, CA

$14,752 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,539 Avg Student Debt

$80,735 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of California Irvine earned the #1 spot for value among environmental toxicology schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,752, while out-of-state students pay about $46,640. Typical student debt for environmental toxicology graduates is $16,539. Early-career environmental toxicology graduates make about $50,958. Set against $16,539 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 29% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of California Davis
Davis, CA

$15,804 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,811 Avg Student Debt

$80,838 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of California Davis one of the best values for environmental toxicology. University Of California Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,804, while out-of-state students pay about $47,692. Environmental Toxicology graduates carry a median of $11,811 in student loans. Early-career environmental toxicology graduates make about $39,202. Set against $11,811 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.