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2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,700 people earned their degree in advanced dentistry and oral sciences, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $174,455 and had an average of $177,038 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 172 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $108,655 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in advanced dentistry and oral sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great advanced dentistry and oral sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the advanced dentistry and oral sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 20 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at Iowa

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree dentistry & oral science students whose families make $0-$30k list, SLU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at SLU

#5

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s dentistry and oral science students in 2019-2020.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at Metro State

#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 3 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at Creighton 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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