2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacology & Toxicology in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pharmacology & Toxicology is the 226th most popular major in the country with 1,157 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Massachusetts, there were 24 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacology and toxicology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacology and toxicology programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacology & Toxicology in Massachusetts

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at Northeastern University

#2

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$23,280 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCPHS University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $23,280.

Full Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at Boston University

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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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