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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
965 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Dentistry is the 108th most popular major in the country with 6,614 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dentistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $98,613 and had an average of $247,099 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 965 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $121,270 and $257,710 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.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dentistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 131 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dentistry students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 122 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dentistry at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 115 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree dentistry students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at Ohio State

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #9 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s dentistry students in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago

#6

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 134 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’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 Detroit Mercy are $20,047.

Full Detroit Mercy Dentistry Report

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 68 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

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 Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at Case Western Reserve University

#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Marquette University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Marquette University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 93 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’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 University are $21,690.

Full Marquette Dentistry 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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