Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a pharmacology school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Cruz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's pharmacology program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmacology & Toxicology section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Pharmacology & Toxicology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Pharmacology

UC Santa Cruz Pharmacology & Toxicology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmacology majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Program

80% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of pharmacology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a pharmacology master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the pharmacology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in pharmacology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Pharmacology & Toxicology

The following pharmacology concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Toxicology	5

Careers That Pharmacology Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmacology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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