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Pharmacology & Toxicology at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying pharmacology and toxicology, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 14 of them were pharmacology and toxicology majors.

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.

USC Pharmacology & Toxicology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacology
  • Master’s Degree in Pharmacology
  • Doctorate Degree in Pharmacology

USC Pharmacology & Toxicology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pharmacology progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pharmacology major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmacology & Toxicology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Pharmacology & Toxicology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
25
36

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in pharmacology from USC. This makes it the #22 most popular school for pharmacology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in pharmacology, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmacology Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Pharmacology & Toxicology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of pharmacology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical pharmacology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its pharmacology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USC Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Program

83% Women
Of the 6 pharmacology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USC also has a doctoral program available in pharmacology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Southern California.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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