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2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
965 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Great Lakes 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 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 965 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $121,270 and $257,710 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 965 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dentistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dentistry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 122 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 114 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dentistry at UIC

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 131 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

U-M also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at U-M

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#5

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 134 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

Detroit Mercy also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Detroit Mercy

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dentistry at Ohio State

#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Marquette University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dentistry at Marquette University

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 68 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dentistry students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree dentistry students with aid list, Case Western has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Read full report on Dentistry at Case Western Reserve University

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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.

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