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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 194 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $191,650 and $168,615 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 advanced dentistry and oral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 8 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the advanced dentistry and oral sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #1 spot on the list. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

Full Marquette University Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Report

#2

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree dentistry & oral science students list, Detroit Mercy has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at University of Detroit Mercy

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Toledo Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 36 masters’s dentistry and oral science degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry & Oral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s dentistry and oral science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

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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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