Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at University of Southern California

If you plan to study advanced dentistry and oral sciences, take a look at what University of Southern California has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

USC Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Dentistry & Oral Science
• Doctorate Degree in Dentistry & Oral Science

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USC offers distance education options for dentistry and oral science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USC Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in dentistry and oral science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Dentistry & Oral Science Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dentistry and oral science majors at University of Southern California.

USC Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences from USC in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

In the dentistry and oral science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in dentistry and oral science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support Services

Careers That Dentistry & Oral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in dentistry and oral science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Dentists	17,240	$151,490
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	550	$264,380
Dentists	450	$184,140
Orthodontists	380	$197,390

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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