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![]() Duke University Durham, NC Two schools at Duke University are devoted to undergraduates: Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and...view more | 100 | 7% | 5 | 1,510 – 1,560 | $23,422 | $47,894 |
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A program that focuses on the scientific study of poisons and other biohazards; their interactions with organisms and their food and respiratory systems; and their prevention, management, and counteraction. Includes instruction in toxicological biochemistry, toxic agents and transporters, toxin fate, toxicokinetics and metabolism, toxin classification, molecular toxic mechanisms, extracellular matrices and cell function, bacterial pathogenesis and mutagenesis, pathophysiology and apoptosis, cell stress and injury, studies of specific toxins, and studies of specific organ systems and physiological functions in relation to toxicological problems.
North Carolina awards the most Postbaccalaureate certificates in Toxicology of all US states with 5 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Toxicology can expect approximately 0% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 100% percent to be women. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Doctors degree research scholarship. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Toxicology is $42,090.
For Toxicology majors, some of the most in demand jobs include Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, Natural Sciences Managers and Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Additionally, Toxicology graduates may land a top paying job, such as Natural Sciences Managers or Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.
These are the highest paying careers for Toxicology 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 | $163,910 | 460 | 4,600 | 4,870 | 6% | |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $106,130 | 1,230 | 11,610 | 12,210 | 5% | |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $100,610 | 240 | 2,850 | 3,030 | 6% | |
Biological Scientists, All Other Bioinformatics Scientists Molecular and Cellular Biologists Geneticists Biologists | $95,070 | 130 | 1,460 | 1,510 | 3% | |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,650 | 140 | 1,570 | 1,610 | 3% | |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Climate Change Policy Analysts Environmental Restoration Planners Industrial Ecologists | $67,380 | 390 | 3,840 | 4,000 | 4% |
These are the careers in highest demand for Toxicology majors.
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