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Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences

54 Master's Degrees Annually
$178,800 Median Salary

Types of Degrees Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 54
Graduate Certificate 43
Doctor’s Degree 8

What Can You Do With a Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Major?

People with a other advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Dentists 14.1% $146,970

How Much Do Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

The median salary for someone in a career related to other advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences is $178,800. This median refers to all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

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Online Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 schools offered some type of other advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 3 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 6 0
Post-Master’s 9 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 5 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

Is a Degree in Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences Worth It?

The median salary for a other advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences grad is $178,800 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 348% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $2,778,000 after 20 years!

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You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences.

Major Number of Grads
General Dental Clinical Sciences 404
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 297
Advanced General Dentistry 210
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 151
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 144
Endodontics/Endodontology 141
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 117
Periodontics/Periodontology 113
Dental Public Health & Education 49
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 44
Dental Materials 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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