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Periodontics/Periodontology Major

Periodontics/Periodontology

37 Master's Degrees Annually
0 Doctor's Degrees Annually
#710 in Popularity (Master's)

Types of Degrees Periodontics/Periodontology Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many periodontics/periodontology graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate 85
Master’s Degree 34

What Can You Do With a Periodontics/Periodontology Major?

People with a periodontics/periodontology degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Dentists 14.1% $146,970

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Periodontics/Periodontology?

34 Master's Degrees Annually
47% Percent Women
29% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Roughly 47% of the graduates are women, and 53% are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of periodontics/periodontology majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Periodontics/Periodontology, too. About 35.3% of those with this major are international students.

Online Periodontics/Periodontology Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 3 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 14 0
Post-Master’s 25 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to periodontics/periodontology.

Major Number of Grads
General Dental Clinical Sciences 386
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 300
Advanced General Dentistry 224
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 167
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 156
Endodontics/Endodontology 137
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 130
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 97
Dental Public Health & Education 88
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 39
Implantology/Implant Dentistry 2
Dental Materials 0

References

*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.

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