Best Dentist, All Other Specialists programs in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment
All dentists not listed.
3 schools in Massachusetts run programs that feed this job, graduating 116 people a year. The job pays a median of — in Massachusetts across about 60 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Massachusetts (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Massachusetts page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0510In Massachusetts → | 29 | 25.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 2 | CIP 51.0599In Massachusetts → | 28 | 24.1% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 3 | CIP 51.0506In Massachusetts → | 22 | 19.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 4 | CIP 51.0503In Massachusetts → | 16 | 13.8% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 5 | CIP 51.0501In Massachusetts → | 13 | 11.2% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 6 | CIP 51.0504In Massachusetts → | 7 | 6.0% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 7 | CIP 51.0514In Massachusetts → | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
Top 3 schools in Massachusetts
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 3 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 48 | Periodontics/Periodontology | — | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 2 | Tufts University Medford, MA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 37 | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other | — | 94% | $23,570 | 11% |
| 3 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 31 | Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | — | 98% | $15,013 | 4% |
All 3 schools in Massachusetts
Every school in Massachusetts with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 48 | 4 |
| Tufts University | Medford | Private not-for-profit | 37 | 3 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 31 | 4 |
What dentists, all other specialists earn in Massachusetts
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Dentists, All Other Specialists page.
How to become a Dentist, All Other Specialists
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Massachusetts
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 18 majors mapped to Dentists, All Other Specialists9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.0501Dental Clinical Sciences, General
- 51.0503Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- 51.0504Dental Public Health and Education
- 51.0505Dental Materials
- 51.0506Endodontics/Endodontology
- 51.0510Periodontics/Periodontology
- 51.0512Digital Dentistry(no graduates reported)
- 51.0513Geriatric Dentistry(no graduates reported)
- 51.0514Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- 51.0599Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
- 51.1404Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain
- 60.0102Dental Public Health Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 60.0103Endodontics Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 60.0104Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 60.0106Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 60.0107Periodontology Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 60.0109Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 60.0199Dental Residency/Fellowship Program, Other(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing dentists, all other specialists programs in Massachusetts.
What degree do you need to become a Dentist, All Other Specialists?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Periodontics/Periodontology, which awarded 29 degrees in Massachusetts in 2024-25, 25.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Dentist, All Other Specialists?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. Together they graduate about 116 people a year in Massachusetts.
Is demand for dentists, all other specialists growing?+
BLS projects a +0.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Massachusetts?+
3 institutions in Massachusetts reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Internship/residency' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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