2027 Best Value Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania
[Dentistry](/majors/health-care-professions/dentistry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong dentistry education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for dentistry students.
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2027 Best Value Dentistry Schools in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in dentistry, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Dentistry Schools
For return on investment in dentistry, no school beat Temple University this year. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Temple University is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $23,005, with out-of-state students paying around $38,805. Typical student debt for dentistry graduates is $26,259. Soon after graduation, dentistry degree recipients from Temple University generally make around $106,820. That is a strong return on a $26,259 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Pennsylvania one of the best values for dentistry. University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Students from in state pay about $68,686 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for dentistry graduates is $16,155. Dentistry graduates of University Of Pennsylvania earn a median of $80,541 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $16,155 median debt. The acceptance rate is 5%.
Students looking for strong value in dentistry will find it at University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus, which ranked #3. University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $21,926, compared with $41,430 for out-of-state students. Dentistry graduates carry a median of $24,958 in student loans. Early-career dentistry graduates make about $103,099. Set against $24,958 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 58% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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