# Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences

> An integrated or undifferentiated program that generally prepares dentists in one or more of the oral sciences and advanced/graduate dentistry specialties.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/advanced-graduate-dentistry-and-oral-sciences
- CIP code: 51.05 (Health Professions and Related Programs)
- Colleges offering it: 48 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 3 | not reported | $246,660 | not reported |
| Associate's | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bachelor's | 1 | $70,345 | not reported | $14,725 |
| Master's | 48 | $226,517 | $216,728 | $165,314 |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 4 | $150,317 | $228,486 | not reported |
| Doctoral | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| First professional | 4 | not reported | $206,288 | $263,601 |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 36 | $206,235 | $234,334 | $246,097 |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgeons): $352,220 median pay
- [Prosthodontists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/prosthodontists): $311,180 median pay
- [Orthodontists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/orthodontists): $289,140 median pay
- [Dentists, All Other Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dentists-all-other-specialists): $224,990 median pay
- [Dentists, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dentists-general): $170,950 median pay
- [Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/health-specialties-teachers-postsecondary): $107,310 median pay
- [Health Education Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/health-education-specialists): $64,070 median pay

## More in Health Professions and Related Programs

- [Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/registered-nursing-nursing-administration-nursing-research-and-clinical-nursing): 1,111 colleges
- [Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/allied-health-diagnostic-intervention-and-treatment-professions): 930 colleges
- [Health and Medical Administrative Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/health-and-medical-administrative-services): 890 colleges
- [Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/practical-nursing-vocational-nursing-and-nursing-assistants): 864 colleges
- [Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/allied-health-and-medical-assisting-services): 796 colleges
- [Public Health](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/public-health): 540 colleges
- [Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/health-services-allied-health-health-sciences-general): 461 colleges
- [Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/mental-and-social-health-services-and-allied-professions): 424 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/