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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacology & Toxicology in the Great Lakes Region

15 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pharmacology & Toxicology is the 233rd most popular major in the country with 1,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 242 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,675 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacology and toxicology. To top this list, a school must have a successful pharmacology and toxicology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at Michigan State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 6 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at U-M

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at UIC

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at Case Western Reserve University

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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at UW - Madison

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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at Medical College of Wisconsin

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With a ranking of #8, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. North Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Pharmacology & Toxicology at RFUMS

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at Loyola Chicago

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full IU Bloomington Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 0 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 0 doctorate’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at SIUC

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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois

Rush University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacology students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.

Full Rush University Pharmacology & Toxicology Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #12. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Pharmacology & Toxicology at Purdue

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