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2023 Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$32,882 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$191,515 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences School for You

Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences is the #24 most popular major in the country with 1,775 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for dentistry and oral science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

$11,972 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best value school for advanced dentistry and oral sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,972 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Creighton are $44,524 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Creighton also did well on our Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$31,111 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNMC are $31,111 per year.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best advanced dentistry and oral sciences schools in the Plains States Region . SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SLU are $48,824 a year.

SLU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value advanced dentistry and oral sciences programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 20% of our Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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$28,023 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value advanced dentistry and oral sciences programs. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $28,023 per year.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for advanced dentistry and oral sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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Best Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 47
Iowa 29
Missouri 62
Nebraska 20

Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Dentistry & Oral Science Concentrations

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 8 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).

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