by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study dental clinical sciences, general. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 17 colleges ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general., using our 2026 methodology.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked dental clinical sciences, general. colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, our #1 dental clinical sciences, general. college for veterans. It scores 90.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ohio State University-Main Campus is a great choice for veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general., landing the #2 spot this year. It scores 89.9 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. More about the dental clinical sciences, general. program at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Rutgers University-New Brunswick came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best dental clinical sciences, general. colleges for veterans. It scores 88.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about dental clinical sciences, general. at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great choice for veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general., landing the #4 spot this year. It scores 87.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the dental clinical sciences, general. program at University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Florida is a great choice for veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general., landing the #5 spot this year. University of Florida scores 86.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for University of Florida
University of Connecticut came in at #6 for veteran dental clinical sciences, general. students this year. It scores 84.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for University of Connecticut
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranked #7 on our 2026 list of the best dental clinical sciences, general. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 83.0 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about dental clinical sciences, general. at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Virginia Commonwealth University placed #8 among the best dental clinical sciences, general. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 81.3 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the dental clinical sciences, general. program at Virginia Commonwealth University
University at Buffalo landed the #9 spot for veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general.. University at Buffalo scores 80.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for University at Buffalo
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 for veteran dental clinical sciences, general. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 78.2 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about dental clinical sciences, general. at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Indiana University-Indianapolis came in at #11 for veteran dental clinical sciences, general. students this year. It scores 73.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about dental clinical sciences, general. at Indiana University-Indianapolis
University of Rochester placed #12 among the best dental clinical sciences, general. colleges for veterans. University of Rochester scores 72.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 42.1, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the dental clinical sciences, general. program at University of Rochester
Nova Southeastern University came in at #13 for veteran dental clinical sciences, general. students this year. Nova Southeastern University scores 72.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 73.1, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for Nova Southeastern University
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #14 for veteran dental clinical sciences, general. students this year. It scores 71.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about dental clinical sciences, general. at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #15 spot for veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general.. The school's overall veterans score is 59.5 out of 100. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of Maryland, Baltimore landed the #16 spot for veterans pursuing dental clinical sciences, general.. It scores 59.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. See the full dental clinical sciences, general. report for University of Maryland, Baltimore
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center came in at #17 for veteran dental clinical sciences, general. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 54.5 out of 100. More about the dental clinical sciences, general. program at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying dental clinical sciences, general.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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