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CIP 51.0503 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the growth, development, diseases, healing properties, and neurological components of the oral cavity, related tissues and organs, and associated craniofacial areas. Includes instruction in oral microbiology microanatomy, craniofacial pain, humoral aspects of disease, etiology and histology of caries, plaque ecology, wound healing, oral disease epidemiology, oral manifestations of systemic disease, lesions, normal and pathologic physiology, and related molecular and physical studies.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0503. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Master degree15161
2025Post-master certificate317
2025Doctorate — research1123
2024Master degree15155
2024Post-master certificate211
2024Doctorate — research821
2023Master degree15133
2023Post-master certificate214
2023Doctorate — research1020
2022Master degree15104
2022Post-master certificate312
2022Doctorate — research924
2021Master degree14119
2021Post-master certificate213
2021Doctorate — research819
2020Master degree1498
2020Post-master certificate313
2020Doctorate — research1229

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Institutions with reported graduates

23 institutions

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