2027 Best Value Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics](/majors/health-care-professions/advanced-dentistry-oral-sciences/pediatric-dentistry-pedodontics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for pediatric dentistry/pedodontics students.
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2027 Best Value Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pediatric dentistry/pedodontics, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Schools
For return on investment in pediatric dentistry/pedodontics, no school beat University Of Illinois At Chicago this year. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,949, compared with $32,009 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for pediatric dentistry/pedodontics graduates is $20,115. Early-career pediatric dentistry/pedodontics graduates make about $61,829. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 77%.
Students looking for strong value in pediatric dentistry/pedodontics will find it at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $18,848 in tuition and fees, compared with $63,081 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $19,137 to complete the pediatric dentistry/pedodontics program here. Early-career pediatric dentistry/pedodontics graduates make about $242,474. Set against $19,137 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 16%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Case Western Reserve University earned it the #3 place for pediatric dentistry/pedodontics. Case Western Reserve University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland. In-state tuition and fees average $66,608. Pediatric Dentistry/pedodontics graduates carry a median of $25,106 in student loans. Early-career pediatric dentistry/pedodontics graduates make about $74,459. Set against $25,106 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 36% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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