2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2019-2020, 6,614 people earned their degree in dentistry, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,182 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $101,927 and $224,726 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,178 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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.
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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree dentistry students.
Top 15 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 100 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
UTHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTHSC are $24,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 88 degrees to qualified doctorate’s dentistry students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Medical University of South Carolina is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 73 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
MUSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MUSC are $25,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #4 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.
UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 91 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Augusta University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.
East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s dentistry students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree dentistry students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 66 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
LSU Health - New Orleans also took the #7 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LSU Health - New Orleans are $25,362.
University of Louisville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 110 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
UofL also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 121 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree dentistry students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.
With a ranking of #11, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.
VCU also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.
With a ranking of #12, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s dentistry degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
West Virginia University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 doctorate’s dentistry degrees to qualified students.
WVU also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kentucky ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 72 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree dentistry students list, UK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Meharry Medical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Meharry Medical College is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 54 doctorate’s dentistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Meharry Medical College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Meharry Medical College are $31,554, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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