A degree in dentistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #105 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of dentistry. Combined, these schools handed out 308 degrees in dentistry to qualified students.
Your choice of dentistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dentistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Dentistry Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dentistry degree levels they offer.
Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a great decision for students interested in a degree in dentistry. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Downers Grove.
There were about 129 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Downers Grove in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the dentistry program make around $111,414 for their early career.
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in dentistry. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.
There were about 123 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year. After graduation, dentistry degree recipients generally make around $97,991 in the first five years of their career.
It's hard to beat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville if you want to pursue a degree in dentistry. SIUE is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
There were roughly 56 dentistry students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year. Dentistry degree recipients from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earn a boost of about $12,788 over the typical earnings of dentistry graduates.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of dentistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for dentistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
