Master’s Degrees in Dentistry

Approximately 0% of recent graduates in this major were women, and no racial-ethnic minorities were represented in this group.

Education Levels of Dentistry Majors

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dentistry at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree	6,731
Graduate Certificate	40

Earnings of Dentistry Majors With Master’s Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding a master's degree in dentistry is $232,029. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $232,029 and the high is $232,029.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a master's degree in dentistry is $162,749. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $162,749 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $162,749.

Dentistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to dentistry that offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	51,725
	17,036
	15,994
	15,775
	13,307

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michal Jarmoluk under License

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