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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5105

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences: is this post-baccalaureate certificate worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$228,486 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$228,486Median year-4 earnings

$30,434Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$228,486Median reported earnings · year 4

$299,086Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

100thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $246,660
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $228,486
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $201,547
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 17

17 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $226,287
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $221,809
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 13

13 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$228,486National median$228,48675th percentile$228,486

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus$228,486

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 14 crosswalk linksDentists, All Other SpecialistsSOC 29-1029 · 10 crosswalk linksDentists, GeneralSOC 29-1021 · 2 crosswalk linksHealth Education SpecialistsSOC 21-1091 · 1 crosswalk linksOral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsSOC 29-1022 · 1 crosswalk linksOrthodontistsSOC 29-1023 · 1 crosswalk linksProsthodontistsSOC 29-1024 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ADVANCED/GRADUATE DENTISTRY AND ORAL SCIENCES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPost-baccalaureate Certificate	Pittsburgh, PA	$228,486	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,434

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.