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CIP PROGRAM: 26.1006
Environmental Toxicology.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals and systems occurring in the natural, work, and living environments; the management of environmental toxins and toxicity; and the development of protections for humans, animals, and plants. Includes instruction in applied ecology; microbiology; toxin transport, fate, and degradation; dermal toxicology; reproductive and genetic toxicology; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; metals toxicology; environmental mutagens and biotransformation; nutrient interaction; chemical sensitivity, disorders, and disease; risk assessment; animal waste management; environmental health; and hazardous materials management.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 - 23 50
2021 - 32 47
2022 - 25 14
2023 - 23 16
2024 - 18 15
Change - - -68.00%

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Institutions granting degrees in Environmental Toxicology.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
University of California-Davis18 +21.05%