2022 Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Louisiana” 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 Louisiana, there were 66 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $106,300 and $179,121 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dentistry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dentistry in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$25,362 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dentistry Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana. LSU Health - New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LSU Health - New Orleans also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans are $25,362, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dentistry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

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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.

Credits

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

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