by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,042 people earned their degree in pharmacology and toxicology, making the major the 233rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, pharmacology and toxicology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,588 and had an average of $17,804 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 57 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacology and toxicology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pharmacology and toxicology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at UTMB Galveston
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmacology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Pharmacology & Toxicology Report
With a ranking of #6, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor College of Medicine is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s pharmacology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at Baylor College of Medicine
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