by our College Data Analytics TeamAdvanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTHealth was $912 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $235 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,984 | $31,005 |
| Fees | $1,899 | $1,899 |
The median early career salary of dentistry and oral science students who receive their master’s degree from UTHealth is $126,504 per year. That is 28% lower than the national average of $176,200.
UTHealth 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 UTHealth Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in dentistry and oral science in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in dentistry and oral science at UTHealth in 2019-2020, 55.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Endodontics/Endodontology | 5 |
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology | 7 |
| Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics | 6 |
| Periodontics/Periodontology | 3 |
| Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to advanced dentistry and oral sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 24 |
| Medical Science | 6 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 21 |
| Public Health | 197 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 48 |
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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.