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2022 Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

13 Ranked Colleges
314 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Dental Support Services is the 79th most popular major in the country with 21,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dental support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,238 and had an average of $13,361 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,628 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,309 and $13,778 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 314 dental support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in dental support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dental support services 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 dental support services 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 Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dental Support Services in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,889 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students per year to attend Ferris State University.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 40 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students per year to attend SIUC.

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#3

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. USI is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Indiana is $13,437 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Southern Indiana Dental Support Services Report

#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 23 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also took the #13 spot in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Youngstown State University is $11,947 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students.

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#5

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students list, Indiana University - South Bend has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - South Bend is $8,717 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students.

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Indiana University - Northwest ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2019-2020.

IU Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend IU Northwest is $7,755 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Support students.

Full IU Northwest Dental Support Services Report

#7

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW also made our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend PFW is $10,912 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Support students.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Dental Support Services Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s dental support degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI also made our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $11,285 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students per year to attend IUPUI.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $17,616 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Ohio State Dental Support Services Report

#10

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students list, Siena Heights University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,249 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Dental Support students per year to attend Siena Heights University.

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#11

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Detroit Mercy is a small school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 28 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also made our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Detroit Mercy is $18,356 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dental Support Services at University of Detroit Mercy

#12

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Lewis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dental support students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students list, Lewis has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,664 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students per year to attend Lewis University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dental Support Services at Lewis University

#13

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s dental support degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend U-M is $15,336 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree dental support students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full U-M Dental Support Services Report

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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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