Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$173,506 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.

$173,506Median year-4 earnings

$13,787Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$173,506Median reported earnings · year 4

$306,409Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

98thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 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$173,506National median$173,50675th percentile$173,506

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Augusta University$173,506

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.

Dentists, All Other SpecialistsSOC 29-1029 · 7 crosswalk linksDentists, GeneralSOC 29-1021 · 2 crosswalk linksProsthodontistsSOC 29-1024 · 2 crosswalk linksOral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsSOC 29-1022 · 1 crosswalk linksOrthodontistsSOC 29-1023 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR DENTAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

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	Augusta UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Augusta, GA	$173,506	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,787

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.