Careers

Career opportunities in pharmacology and toxicology are excellent. During the past decade, approximately half of our master’s graduates found productive employment in government or industrial jobs or entered doctoral programs here or in other universities. Others have used the master's degree to facilitate entry into medical school.

Medical centers, pharmacy schools and private facilities utilize pharmacologists and toxicologists to conduct research and to teach medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing and graduate students. The pharmaceutical and chemical industries employ large numbers of pharmacologists and toxicologists to test new drugs and chemicals for their utility and safety. Government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and the Public Health Service also utilize pharmacologists and toxicologists in basic research and in formulating drug laws and chemical regulations.