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2023 Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$24,037 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$173,932 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, advanced dentistry and oral sciences was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 1,775 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare 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 Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for dentistry and oral science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the dentistry and oral science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in the Southwest Region for advanced dentistry and oral sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio graduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #1 for overall quality for dentistry and oral science in the Southwest Region .

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great value for advanced dentistry and oral sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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

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Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best advanced dentistry and oral sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 193
Oklahoma 8

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, advanced dentistry and oral sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dentistry & Oral Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Dental Clinical Sciences 404
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 297
Advanced General Dentistry 210
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 151
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 144
Endodontics/Endodontology 141
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 117
Periodontics/Periodontology 113
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 105
Dental Public Health & Education 49
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 44

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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