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2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dentistry program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Detroit Mercy the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for dentistry students. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best dentistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dentistry students. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Dentistry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for dentistry students. It came in at #9 on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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

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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