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2022 Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate

8 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pharmacology & Toxicology is the 770th most popular major in the country with 233 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacology and toxicology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacology and toxicology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pharmacology and toxicology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacology & Toxicology

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees to qualified students.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Kansas

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees to qualified students.

ECU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ECU Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology students in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofL Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree pharmacology and toxicology students list, UAB has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at Duquesne

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at Michigan State

#3 in overall quality

University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of California - Davis

#7

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

University of the Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees in 2019-2020.

USciences did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Sciences are $30,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of the Sciences

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacology and Toxicology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 5 doctorate’s pharmacology and toxicology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Arizona

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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