Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$101,504 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Dentistry is the #16 most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Dentistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Dentistry

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the best school for dentistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

Read More…

Request Information
#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for dentistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Dentistry at University of Detroit Mercy Report

Request Information

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Read full report on Dentistry at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Request Information

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Read full report on Dentistry at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Request Information

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Request Information

Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Request Information

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Read full report on Dentistry at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Request Information

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree dentistry programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read More…

Request Information

Best Dentistry Colleges by State

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

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

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

Dentistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dentistry 6,770

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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school-matching tool matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S