2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,614 people earned their degree in dentistry, making the major the 119th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 159 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dentistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dentistry 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 dentistry 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 114 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

U of U also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 U of U are $24,695.

Read more about Dentistry at U of U

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.

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