2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,700 people earned their degree in advanced dentistry and oral sciences, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $174,455 and had an average of $177,038 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 172 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $108,655 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in advanced dentistry and oral sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent advanced dentistry and oral sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the advanced dentistry and oral sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree dentistry & oral science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s dentistry and oral science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctorate’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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