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2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$37,769 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

The Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for dentistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Dentistry

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for dentistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Marquette is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$30,154 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Detroit Mercy is a great value for dentistry students. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

Detroit Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $30,154 in tuition and fees each year.

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$32,101 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for dentistry students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUPUI are $32,101 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for dentistry students. It came in at #6 on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIC are $30,370 a year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ohio State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $55,097 in tuition and fees each year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for dentistry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Case Western is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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
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 9 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.

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