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Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences graduate/professional certificate outcomes at Boston University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · Federal field 5105

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$56,322 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$2,139,860 / year
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence
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 availableNot available
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
Not availableYear-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 2023–24 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.

38Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
30Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$60,112Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$263,486$203,374 above the preliminary benchmark

Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 28 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.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$24,402

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$263,486

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$24,402Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$86,285Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE11.1%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE88.7%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
$263,486Year 4
Not availableYear 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$21,957
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$263,486 vs. $207,164

$56,322 above 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.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$134,520 median wageMA estimate · 10,250 jobs · 25-1071+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDentists, All Other Specialists$224,990 median wageU.S. estimate · 60 jobs · 29-1029+1.3% projected U.S. growth · 0.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDentists, General$181,600 median wageMA estimate · 2,780 jobs · 29-1021+5.7% projected U.S. growth · 4.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$352,220 median wageU.S. estimate · 4,910 jobs · 29-1022+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeProsthodontists$311,180 median wageU.S. estimate · 870 jobs · 29-1024+5.8% projected U.S. growth · 0k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOrthodontists$289,140 median wageU.S. estimate · 6,210 jobs · 29-1023+6.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeHealth Education Specialists$57,510 median wageMA estimate · 2,420 jobs · 21-1091+5.6% projected U.S. growth · 6.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's 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.

Medford, MA

Tufts University

$32,845 higher earnings

Earnings
$296,331
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$39,998
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Cambridge, MA

Harvard University

$5,336 lower annual net price

Earnings
$198,324
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$19,066
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Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa

$45,866 higher earnings · $1,871 lower annual net price

Earnings
$309,352
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$22,531
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Chicago, IL

University of Illinois Chicago

$22,585 higher earnings · $13,428 lower annual net price

Earnings
$286,071
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$10,974
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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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

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