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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5105

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 13 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$221,809 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.

$221,809Median year-4 earnings

$24,077Average 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

$221,809Median reported earnings · year 4

$209,860Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

100thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

13Reporting programs

13With 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.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

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

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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 →CURRENT VIEW

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$186,712National median$221,80975th percentile$268,580

13 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Iowa$309,352 2Tufts University$296,331 3University of Illinois Chicago$286,071 4Roseman University of Health Sciences$268,580 5Boston University$263,486 6Texas A&M University-College Station$234,334 7The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$221,809 8Columbia University in the City of New York$220,151 9Harvard University$198,324 10The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio$186,712

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 IowaGraduate/Professional Certificate	Iowa City, IA	$309,352	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,531
2	Tufts UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Medford, MA	$296,331	Not available	Baseline needed	$39,998
3	University of Illinois ChicagoGraduate/Professional Certificate	Chicago, IL	$286,071	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,974
4	Roseman University of Health SciencesGraduate/Professional Certificate	Henderson, NV	$268,580	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
5	Boston UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Boston, MA	$263,486	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,402
6	Texas A&M University-College StationGraduate/Professional Certificate	College Station, TX	$234,334	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,315
7	The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonGraduate/Professional Certificate	Houston, TX	$221,809	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
8	Columbia University in the City of New YorkGraduate/Professional Certificate	New York, NY	$220,151	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,590
9	Harvard UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Cambridge, MA	$198,324	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,066
10	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioGraduate/Professional Certificate	San Antonio, TX	$186,712	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
11	Loma Linda UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Loma Linda, CA	$179,193	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
12	University of California, San FranciscoGraduate/Professional Certificate	San Francisco, CA	$159,547	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
13	University of Southern CaliforniaGraduate/Professional Certificate	Los Angeles, CA	$139,611	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,740

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.