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First professional · Health Professions and Related Programs

Dentistry (First professional): earnings by school

62 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$131,846
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$175,048
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$284,163
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 59 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $162,018 and $187,926. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
West Virginia University WV$128,910$202,520$231,740
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$154,262$201,666$375,926
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$139,945$198,570$224,422
University at Buffalo NY—$198,110$188,774
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$133,274$198,071$250,316
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$135,700$197,507$374,248
Augusta University GA$164,868$196,587$237,878
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$140,490$193,009$338,873
University of Connecticut CT$88,262$190,797$196,161
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$88,262$190,797$196,161
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$88,262$190,797$196,161
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$88,262$190,797$196,161
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$88,262$190,797$196,161
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans LA$130,613$189,321$268,092
East Carolina University NC$172,986$187,926$157,395
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$101,616$187,912$239,213
University of Kentucky KY$140,241$185,878$274,405
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$162,520$185,225$305,333
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$149,639$184,815—
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$161,657$183,985$289,671
Marquette University WI$144,876$183,642$298,731
Temple University PA$118,731$183,560$302,418
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$81,345$182,326$380,644
Creighton University NE$143,831$181,068$363,814
Boston University MA$137,454$180,633$279,829
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center TN$144,758$179,129$270,499
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$142,911$176,961$252,611
University of Florida FL$120,615$176,959$241,613
Oregon Health & Science University OR$142,221$176,188$291,524
Tufts University MA$134,910$175,048$440,270
University of Detroit Mercy MI$147,397$173,975$391,533
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$149,265$173,323$236,232
University of Iowa IA$167,810$172,943$284,163
University of Louisville KY$145,043$172,704$351,798
Medical University of South Carolina SC$126,624$172,695$375,212
A T Still University of Health Sciences MO$154,746$171,983—
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$132,190$170,437$340,881
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center OK$143,349$170,339$304,684
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$143,349$170,339$304,684
University of Nebraska Medical Center NE$138,928$168,581$280,945
University of Maryland Baltimore MD$92,509$166,213$325,137
Case Western Reserve University OH$105,219$164,638$422,899
Howard University DC$86,090$164,425$302,911
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$146,880$162,753$267,726
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$151,072$162,018$227,882
New York University NY$81,228$161,495$429,140
Stony Brook University NY$77,801$160,639$291,645
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$100,097$159,660$308,646
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio TX$131,503$156,247$215,416
University of the Pacific CA$119,019$156,198$443,363
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$129,828$155,946$196,806
University of Utah UT$109,408$153,714$279,129
University of California-San Francisco CA$113,681$152,323$192,202
Harvard University MA$80,505$151,692$232,651
Loma Linda University CA$113,952$149,878$400,941
Western University of Health Sciences CA$133,278$145,722$469,013
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences PR—$145,120—
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX$118,796$136,742$184,223
University of Illinois Chicago IL$129,773—$366,048
University of Southern California CA$93,656$123,341$476,329
University of California-Los Angeles CA$82,449—$267,316
Touro University NY$80,517—$418,293