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2026 Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in California

[Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/advanced-dentistry-oral-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong advanced dentistry & oral sciences education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for advanced dentistry & oral sciences students.

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• Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in California

2026 Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in California

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the advanced dentistry & oral sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools

1

University Of The Pacific
Stockton, CA

$57,080 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,514 Avg Student Debt

$78,445 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in advanced dentistry & oral sciences, no school beat University Of The Pacific this year. Set in the city of Stockton, University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,080. Typical student debt for advanced dentistry & oral sciences graduates is $23,514. Soon after graduation, advanced dentistry & oral sciences degree recipients from University Of The Pacific generally make around $77,022. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of The Pacific admits about 71% of applicants.

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University Of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

$71,647 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,625 Avg Student Debt

$92,498 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Southern California came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value advanced dentistry & oral sciences schools. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $71,647. Students borrow a median of $15,625 to complete the advanced dentistry & oral sciences program here. Early-career advanced dentistry & oral sciences graduates make about $165,907. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.