2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Dentistry for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Dentistry is the 119th most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Michigan, there were 277 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Dentistry for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in dentistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dentistry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dentistry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Dentistry for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Dentistry for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree vets studying dentistry.

Top 2 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

570 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Dentistry for a Doctorate list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 128 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, U-M supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan

66 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

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 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Dentistry for a Doctorate. Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 149 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Detroit Mercy also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, Detroit Mercy supports 4,987 students, and 66 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 38 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,617. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Detroit Mercy Veteran Student Life 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.