2025 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Dentistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of dentistry. Combined, these schools handed out 307 doctor's degrees in dentistry to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dentistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dentistry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for dentistry to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dentistry related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dentistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Dentistry Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dentistry in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in dentistry.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Dentistry

1

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

112 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in dentistry. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from University of Illinois at Chicago

2

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

56 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in dentistry has to look into Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in dentistry from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Best Dentistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Dentistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	277
Ohio	144	178
Indiana	132	115
Wisconsin	108	98

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dentistry

Dentistry is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Dentistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Dentistry	307

Majors Similar to Dentistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,391
Nursing	1,151
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	514
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	452
Optometry	163
Communication Sciences	82
Chiropractic	65
Alternative Medicine & Systems	39
Allied Health Professions	28
Other Health Professions	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk. More about our data sources and methodologies.