Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at Harvard University

Every advanced dentistry and oral sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dentistry and oral science program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Dentistry & Oral Science
• Doctorate Degree in Dentistry & Oral Science

Harvard Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Rankings

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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in dentistry and oral science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Dentistry & Oral Science Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dentistry and oral science majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 16 dentistry and oral science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

In the dentistry and oral science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in dentistry and oral science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology	14
General Dental Clinical Sciences	12
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	5
Advanced General Dentistry	4
Dental Public Health & Education	2
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology	2
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dentistry
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Science

Careers That Dentistry & Oral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in dentistry and oral science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Dentists	3,160	$177,410
Orthodontists	430	$282,740
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	200	$208,000
Dentists	130	$214,460

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.