Toxicology

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#1 #1 Best College for Toxicology in the U.S. Duke University Durham, NC Two schools at Duke University are devoted to undergraduates: Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and Pratt School of Engineering. Combined they offer fifty majors, fifty-two minors, and the ability for students to design their own interdisciplinary majors....view more Acceptance Rate 6% Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score 1,520–1,560 Median Starting Salary $47,894
#2 #2 Best College for Toxicology in the U.S. Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK At Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, the most popular majors students pursue are Business Administration and Management, General, Marketing/Marketing Management, General, Psychology, and General....view more Acceptance Rate 75% Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score 1,040–1,280 Median Starting Salary $49,732
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About Toxicology

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 4 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Toxicology can expect approximately 29% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 71% percent to be women. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Toxicology is $42,090.

Popularity of Toxicology Degrees in the U.S.

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