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2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,157 people earned their degree in pharmacology and toxicology, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, pharmacology and toxicology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,400 and had an average of $27,206 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 153 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,600 and $17,125 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacology and toxicology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacology and toxicology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmacology and toxicology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree pharmacology students.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacology & Toxicology in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092.

Full University of California - San Francisco Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 9 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at UCLA

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Nevada - Reno

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also took the #5 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

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

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

#2 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree pharmacology students list, Oregon State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #7 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#9

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of California - Santa Cruz

#10

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Southern California

#11 in overall quality

Oregon Health & Science University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHSU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHSU are $27,692, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at Oregon Health & Science University

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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%.

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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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