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Institution | Scaled Score | Acceptance Rate | Annual Degrees Awarded | SAT Score | Median Starting Salary | Save | |
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![]() University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA The University of Pennsylvania provides undergraduates with 89 choices for majors in four different...view more | 100 | 5% | 12 | 1,500 - 1,570 | $44,301 | ||
![]() Duke University Durham, NC Two schools at Duke University are devoted to undergraduates: Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and...view more | 98 | 6% | 9 | 1,520 - 1,560 | $47,894 | ||
![]() Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Annually, Johns Hopkins University grants about 175 degrees to those majoring...view more | 96 | 6% | 11 | 1,520 - 1,580 | $50,205 | ||
![]() University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA All first year students have the ability to apply to either the College of Arts and Sciences, School of...view more | 96 | 17% | 9 | 1,420 - 1,540 | $51,523 | ||
![]() Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN At Vanderbilt University, the most popular majors students study are Social...view more | 94 | 6% | 8 | 1,500 - 1,560 | $46,488 | ||
![]() New York University New York, NY Each year, New York University awards around 524 degrees to students majoring...view more | 94 | 9% | 9 | 1,490 - 1,560 | $48,241 | ||
![]() University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the three most popular...view more | 92 | 15% | 9 | 1,350 - 1,520 | $49,785 | ||
![]() University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA Annually, the University of Louisiana at Monroe awards about 146 degrees to...view more | 90 | 75% | 5 | 1,050 - 1,230 | $49,506 | ||
![]() Boston University Boston, MA At Boston University, the most popular majors students pursue are Business...view more | 89 | 11% | 8 | 1,430 - 1,530 | $52,308 | ||
![]() University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the most popular majors students...view more | 88 | 80% | 11 | 1,260 - 1,420 | $52,753 |
*The estimated net prices above are College Raptor’s estimate. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of drug interactions on biological systems and organisms and the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of drugs. Includes instruction in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, drug therapeutics, drug action, bodily responses to drug events, biochemical proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis, cell biology, medicinal chemistry, and studies of specific drugs and drug interactions.
While Pharmacology has degrees up to the Post masters certificate, the majority of students earn a Masters degree. Students study Pharmacology all around the US, though the major at the Doctors degree research scholarship level has the most graduates in New York. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Pharmacology is $42,090.
The highest paying careers for Pharmacology majors include Natural Sciences Managers, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary and Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. However, another thing to think about is how many job openings there currently is. Positions that are in high need that a degree in Pharmacology can prepare you for are Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists and Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary.
These are the highest paying careers for Pharmacology majors.
Career | Median Salary | Average Annual Job Openings | Employment 2022 | Employment 2032 | % Change | |
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Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists | $161,180 | 1,215 | 16,138 | 16,923 | 5% | |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $105,620 | 13,042 | 125,092 | 148,988 | 19% | |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $100,590 | 3,427 | 54,383 | 59,729 | 10% | |
Biological Scientists, All Other Bioinformatics Scientists Molecular and Cellular Biologists Geneticists Biologists | $93,330 | 991 | 12,744 | 13,229 | 4% | |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $83,460 | 2,665 | 29,702 | 32,225 | 9% |
These are the careers in highest demand for Pharmacology majors.
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