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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
965 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Dentistry is the 119th most popular major in the country with 6,614 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 965 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 965 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in dentistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dentistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dentistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in the Great Lakes Region

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #1 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 56 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree dentistry students list, SIUE has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

Marquette also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. 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 Dentistry Report

#3

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #3 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a small school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 134 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’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 Dentistry at University of Detroit Mercy

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 122 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IUPUI Dentistry Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 114 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago

#5 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Dentistry Report

#7

Midwestern University - Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is located in Downers Grove, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 132 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

Midwestern University - Downers Grove also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern University - Downers Grove are $45,511.

Read full report on Dentistry at Midwestern University - Downers Grove

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 131 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree dentistry students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Dentistry Report

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at Case Western

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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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