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Dental Medicine Major (Healthcare & Medicine) | GraduateSmart | GraduateSmart

Healthcare & MedicineCIP 51.0401

Dental Medicine

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or DMD program. Covers oral biology, clinical dentistry, prosthodontics, and surgery.

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Careers this major leads to

Dental Surgeon / Dentist

Doctoral Degree$120K–$239K+4% growth

Schools that offer Dental Medicine

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University of Pennsylvania

Private University

Philadelphia, PA · $68,686/yr · 5% admit

Temple University

Public University

Philadelphia, PA · $23,011/yr · 80% admit

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public University

Chapel Hill, NC · $8,994/yr · 15% admit

University of Southern California

Private University

Los Angeles, CA · $72,097/yr · 10% admit

University of Pittsburgh

Public University

Pittsburgh, PA · $14,770/yr · 89% admit

University of Connecticut

Public University

Storrs, CT · $21,044/yr · 52% admit

East Carolina University

Public University

Greenville, NC · $7,361/yr · 89% admit

Touro University

Private University

New York City, NY · $22,450/yr · 61% admit

Case Western Reserve University

Private University

Cleveland, OH · $66,608/yr · 37% admit

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Public University

Birmingham, AL · $9,098/yr · 88% admit

University of California Los Angeles

Public University

Los Angeles, CA · $15,203/yr · 9% admit

Howard University

Private University

Washington DC, DC · $35,810/yr · 41% admit

Tufts University

Private University

Boston, MA · $70,704/yr · 11% admit

West Virginia University

Public University

Morgantown, WV · $10,104/yr · 89% admit

Loma Linda University

Private University

Loma Linda, CA · $43,250/yr · 68% admit

New York University (NYU)

Private University

New York City, NY · $62,796/yr · 9% admit

Stony Brook University SUNY

Public University

Stony Brook, NY · $10,931/yr · 49% admit

University of Louisville

Public University

Louisville, KY · $13,136/yr · 79% admit

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Public University

Las Vegas, NV · $9,748/yr · 96% admit

University of Florida

Public University

Gainesville, FL · $6,381/yr · 24% admit

Boston University

Private University

Boston, MA · $68,102/yr · 11% admit

University of Utah

Public University

Salt Lake City, UT · $9,620/yr · 86% admit

University of Iowa

Public University

Iowa City, IA · $11,283/yr · 84% admit

University at Buffalo SUNY

Public University

Buffalo, NY · $10,936/yr · 74% admit

Harvard University

Private University

Cambridge, MA · $61,676/yr · 4% admit

Marquette University

Private University

Milwaukee, WI · $51,170/yr · 81% admit

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Public University

Edwardsville, IL · $12,922/yr · 98% admit

University of Maryland

Public University

College Park, MD · $11,505/yr · 44% admit

Creighton University

Private University

Omaha, NE · $48,856/yr · 80% admit

Johnson and Wales University

Private University

Providence, RI · $43,250/yr · 68% admit

UNC Greensboro

Public University

Greensboro, NC · $11,610/yr · 65% admit

Bryan College

Private University

Dayton, TN · $43,250/yr · 68% admit

Benedictine University Mesa

Private University

Lisle, AZ · $43,250/yr · 68% admit

Texas A&M University

Public University

College Station, TX · $13,239/yr · 63% admit

University of Kentucky

Public University

Lexington, KY · $13,502/yr · 93% admit

University of Mississippi

Public University

Jackson, MS · $9,772/yr · 97% admit

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Public University

Minneapolis, MN · $17,214/yr · 80% admit

SUNY Plattsburgh

Public University

Plattsburgh, NY · $9,068/yr · 72% admit

Montana Tech

Public University

Butte, MT · $7,308/yr · 81% admit

University of Oklahoma

Public University

Norman, OK · $9,797/yr · 77% admit

University of Texas at San Antonio

Public University

San Antonio, TX · $9,011/yr · 87% admit

Prairie View A&M University

Public University

Prairie View, TX · $11,299/yr · 79% admit

UC Merced

Public University

Merced, CA · $15,623/yr · 91% admit

SUNY Old Westbury

Public University

Old Westbury, NY · $8,422/yr · 84% admit

Weber State University

Public University

Ogden, UT · $6,557/yr · 100% admit

Tulane University

Private University

New Orleans, LA · $61,878/yr · 11% admit

The Graduate Center CUNY

Public University

New York City, NY · $9,000/yr · 30% admit

SUNY New Paltz

Public University

New Paltz, NY · $10,310/yr · 68% admit

North Carolina State University

Public University

Raleigh, NC · $9,101/yr · 45% admit

SUNY Potsdam

Public University

Potsdam, NY · $9,068/yr · 73% admit

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Quick Facts

Field of Study

Healthcare & Medicine

CIP Code

51.0401

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