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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$128,491 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry School for You

Dentistry is the #108 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for dentistry majors pursuing a .

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Dentistry

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Downers Grove the best school in the Great Lakes Region for dentistry students. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for dentistry students. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for dentistry students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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With a ranking of #7, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for dentistry students. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

Explore the best dentistry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 277
Ohio 178
Illinois 308
Indiana 115
Wisconsin 98

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One of 30 majors within the area of study, dentistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Dentistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.

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