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Dentistry first professional degree at Howard University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

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.

$6,387 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
$253,563 / 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.

+61%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$88,347 → $142,548
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
60Year-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.

198Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
198Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
63Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$60,112Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$164,425$104,313 above the preliminary benchmark

Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 183 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$50,539

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$164,425

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$50,539Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$54,630Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE41.3%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE70.0%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.

$88,347Year 1
$164,425Year 4
$142,548Year 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$13,702
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$164,425 vs. $170,812

$6,387 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 · 340 jobs · 29-1021+5.7% projected U.S. growth · 4,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$167,520 median wageDC estimate · 1,460 jobs · 25-1071$101,730–$217,750 middle 50% of DC 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

$38,095 higher earnings · $34,905 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

$34,145 higher earnings · $38,884 lower annual net price

Earnings
$198,570
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$11,655
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Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo

$33,685 higher earnings · $29,544 lower annual net price

Earnings
$198,110
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$20,995
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Columbus, OH

Ohio State University-Main Campus

$33,646 higher earnings · $33,200 lower annual net price

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

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

60 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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