The University of California San Francisco offers the nation's best pharmacology program, according to the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report (2008). The university's School of Pharmacy offers degrees in clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry, and students are granted access to all of the school's research laboratories and clinics. This program emphasizes educational framework, strong patient care, and innovative thinking in pharmacology.
University of California San Francisco
513 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94143
pharmacy.ucsf.edu
415-476-2732
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers students the second best pharmacology program in the country, according to the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report. This program encourages close supervision with the program's 23 faculty members, as well as hands-on guidance and research in the program's state-of-the-art research laboratories and facilities. According to the program's website, the Department of Pharmacology also received the most extramural funding from the National Institute of Health during the 2009-2010 year.
UNC School of Medicine
4009 Genetic Medicine
Campus Box #7365
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-966-1307
med.unc.edu/pharm
The University of Minnesota offers the third best pharmacology program in the country, according to the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report. This program emphasizes close supervision, strong faculty and research. Students in the program enroll in courses on drug abuse, drug action, and neuroscience, as well as pharmacology and pharmacogenomics. Graduates from this program have pursued jobs as government researchers, research directors and senior researchers.
University of Minnesota
321 Church Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0217
612-625-9997
pharmacology.med.umn.edu