by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 “Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacology and toxicology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular pharmacology and toxicology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree pharmacology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s pharmacology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #1 spot on the list. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, 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 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.1% 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%.
Baylor College of Medicine landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’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.
Full Baylor College of Medicine Pharmacology & Toxicology Report
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacology Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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