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Dentistry first professional degree at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to similar programs.

$8,794 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff
$247,545 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff
Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $171,066
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
42Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
88Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

333Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
86Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
296Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
75Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$51,030Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$162,018$110,988 above the preliminary benchmark

Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 186 Grad PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$18,749

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$162,018

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$18,749Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$28,145Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE88.2%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE64.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
$162,018Year 4
$171,066Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$13,502
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$162,018 vs. $170,812

$8,794 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Dentists, General$170,950 median wageU.S. estimate · 124,390 jobs · 29-1021+5.7% projected U.S. growth · 4,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$92,310 median wageAL estimate · 3,360 jobs · 25-1071$61,270–$128,720 middle 50% of AL wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University

$40,502 higher earnings · $3,115 lower annual net price

Earnings
$202,520
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$15,634
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Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$36,552 higher earnings · $7,094 lower annual net price

Earnings
$198,570
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$11,655
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Columbus, OH

Ohio State University-Main Campus

$36,053 higher earnings · $1,410 lower annual net price

Earnings
$198,071
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$17,339
View outcomes →
Augusta, GA

Augusta University

$34,569 higher earnings · $4,962 lower annual net price

Earnings
$196,587
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$13,787
View outcomes →
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

88 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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