Major Overview for Toxicology

Colleges Browse Majors Biological and biomedical sciences Toxicology

Overview for 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. Careers for Toxicology Majors A major in Toxicology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary - $83,270 Biological Scientists, All Other Biologists Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists - $81,870 Natural Sciences Managers - $123,140

Top 6 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Toxicology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

Add	Info	College Name	Degrees Awarded/ Percentage	Selectivity	Tuition
		University of Louisiana Monroe Monroe, LA	11 (1.2%)
		St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	22 (1.0%)
		University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	21 (0.3%)
	Free College Scholarship's $10,000 Drawing Next Deadline: February 20
		Northeastern University Boston, MA	4 (0.1%)
		Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	9 (0.1%)
		Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	2 (0.1%)
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.