by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Dental Clinical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in dentistry and oral science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UTHSC paid an average of $1,274 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $712 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,798 | $23,000 |
| Fees | $1,382 | $1,430 |
dentistry and oral science who receive their master’s degree from UTHSC make an average of $185,376 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $176,200.
UTHSC does not offer an online option for its dentistry and oral science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHSC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in dentistry and oral science in 2019-2020, 43.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in dentistry and oral science at UTHSC in 2019-2020, 6.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Dental Clinical Sciences | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to advanced dentistry and oral sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 62 |
| Dental Support Services | 3 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Allied Health Professions | 29 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 10 |
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*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.