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2023 Best Value Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$28,710 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dentistry was ranked #108 in the country. In fact 6,770 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for dentistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dentistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Dentistry

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in the Southwest Region for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $13,448 per year.

Read full report on Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Dentistry at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 a year.

Full Dentistry at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dentistry schools in the Southwest Region . Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Midwestern University - Glendale are $49,283 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dentistry schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHealth are $34,558 per year.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 296
Arizona 145
Oklahoma 69

Dentistry is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Dentistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
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 5 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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