2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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Dentistry is the 108th most popular major in the country with 6,614 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dentistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $98,613 and had an average of $247,099 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 302 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $111,267 and $280,470 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 302 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dentistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dentistry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dentistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree dentistry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$9,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #1 spot on the list. SIUE is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago

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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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