2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 479 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,000 and $267,071 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 479 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dentistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dentistry 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 dentistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree dentistry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 157 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Dentistry Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 144 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple University Dentistry Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

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

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