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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences is the 248th most popular major in the country with 1,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 232 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $170,975 and $216,975 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in advanced dentistry and oral sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality advanced dentistry and oral sciences 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 advanced dentistry and oral sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree dentistry & oral science students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#1

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dentistry & oral science students list, Loma Linda University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 7 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

OHSU also made our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon Health & Science University are $27,692, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree dentistry & oral science students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UCSF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - San Francisco Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Report

#5

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 14 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCLA Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Report

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 28 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at University of Southern California

#7

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#6 in overall quality

University of the Pacific did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 11 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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