Environmental Toxicology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals and systems occurring in the natural, work, and living environments; the management of environmental toxins and toxicity; and the development of protections for humans, animals, and plants. Includes instruction in applied ecology; microbiology; toxin transport, fate, and degradation; dermal toxicology; reproductive and genetic toxicology; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; metals toxicology; environmental mutagens and biotransformation; nutrient interaction; chemical sensitivity, disorders, and disease; risk assessment; animal waste management; environmental health; and hazardous materials management.

Students who are passionate about Environmental Toxicology can study up to a Masters degree. Right now, 86 students are granted some level of degree in Environmental Toxicology around the US each year. More students graduate with a degree in Environmental Toxicology in California than any other state. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Environmental Toxicology is $42,090.