by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dentistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Dentistry is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in dentistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at LSU Health - New Orleans paid an average of $1,135 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $573 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,835 | $24,108 |
| Fees | $1,254 | $1,254 |
Online degrees for the LSU Health - New Orleans dentistry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LSU Health - New Orleans Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in dentistry in 2019-2020, 56.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.1%.
Around 28.8% of dentistry doctor’s degree recipients at LSU Health - New Orleans in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Dentistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 66 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 11 |
| Medicine | 192 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 32 |
| Nursing | 57 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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