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 Meharry Medical College. 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, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $27,195 | $27,195 |
| Fees | $4,359 | $4,359 |
The median early career salary of dentistry students who receive their doctor’s degree from Meharry Medical College is $84,653 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $96,508.
Meharry Medical College does not offer an online option for its dentistry doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Meharry Medical College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.0% of the dentistry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 83.3% of the dentistry doctor’s degrees at Meharry Medical College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 41 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Dentistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 54 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 88 |
*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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