2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,614 people earned their degree in dentistry, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree dentistry students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 114 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dentistry students in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIC Dentistry Report

#2

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$9,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 56 doctorate’s dentistry 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $48-$75k)

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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